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Re: I should probably learn Gatsby and maybe React. Meh

honey the codewitch1-Sep-23 11:57

honey the codewitch

1-Sep-23 11:57

I have to update it somewhat regularly, as the docs tend to get changed as features get added or I find corrections to make, if nothing else.

Also with my GFX web, it tends to change fairly frequently because I make a lot of feature adds to that project, so the documentation gets updated quite a bit.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Wordle 803

StarNamer@work30-Aug-23 13:19

StarNamer@work

30-Aug-23 13:19

Wordle 803 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Back to normal. That is, keep trying the wrong words! Smile | :)

Re: Wordle 803 (4/6)

musefan30-Aug-23 14:37

musefan

30-Aug-23 14:37

Wordle 803 4/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Re: Wordle 803

Amarnath S30-Aug-23 16:39

Amarnath S

30-Aug-23 16:39

Wordle 803 5/6

⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Re: Wordle 803

GKP199230-Aug-23 17:38

GKP1992

30-Aug-23 17:38

Wordle 803 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Looks like you and I were kinda trying the same words.

CCC 2023-08-30

Peter_in_278029-Aug-23 22:10

Peter_in_2780

29-Aug-23 22:10

Noteworthy in stale ingredients? (7)

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

Re: CCC 2023-08-30

pkfox29-Aug-23 22:14

pkfox

29-Aug-23 22:14

holy man around foreigner

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

modified 30-Aug-23 4:24am.

Re: CCC 2023-08-30

DerekT-P29-Aug-23 23:55

DerekT-P

29-Aug-23 23:55

SALIENT = Noteworthy
anagram of in stale (ingredients anagram indicator)

or

Holy man =       S     T 
Around foreigner  ALIEN

But I got it from the original clue...

Telegraph marker posts ... nothing to do with IT
Phasmid email discussion group ... also nothing to do with IT
Beekeeping and honey site ... still nothing to do with IT

Re: CCC 2023-08-30 - WINNER!

Peter_in_278030-Aug-23 0:08

Peter_in_2780

30-Aug-23 0:08

YAUThursday!

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch29-Aug-23 15:40

honey the codewitch

29-Aug-23 15:40

I'm writing some examples for using my UIX library.

It's unexpectedly challenging. I've created real world apps using it in less time than this.

The difficult bit is making it not feel too contrived while at the same time making the code simple enough to understand.

It's not writing simple code that's difficult, it's coming up with a simple application, that's nevertheless complicated enough to illustrate core concepts.

It's so much easier when I have a direct purpose to my application, rather than dealing in the meta and writing it for its own sake. It makes me feel rudderless. Like, what is it even supposed to do other than exist? Confused | :confused:

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

PIEBALDconsult29-Aug-23 16:35

PIEBALDconsult

29-Aug-23 16:35

I am reminded of the early 90s when at least half of the apps available for Windows (3) were screen savers.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

jmaida29-Aug-23 17:11

jmaida

29-Aug-23 17:11

Had similar experience, so ended up using mostly real-world cases (names changed to protect the innocent), but they were not optimal. Hard I agree. Java | [Coffee]

"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger

modified 30-Aug-23 0:53am.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

Amarnath S29-Aug-23 17:41

Amarnath S

29-Aug-23 17:41

honey the codewitch wrote:
coming up with a simple application

Maybe you should ask your husband for this. Unless he was also involved in the development activity.

The more distant he is from the code development, the simpler will be the applications suggested by him.

modified 29-Aug-23 23:49pm.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

David O'Neil30-Aug-23 1:17

David O'Neil

30-Aug-23 1:17

What features would you like to show in the example application?

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Re: It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch30-Aug-23 3:24

honey the codewitch

30-Aug-23 3:24

Basically I just want to run the entire API through it's paces. Showing each control, maybe how to build a custom control, handling multiple screens, etc.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

dandy7230-Aug-23 3:12

dandy72

30-Aug-23 3:12

Keep in mind that most API documentation never presents anything anywhere close to a working "application"; they're just snippets that illustrate how to provide input parameters and look at the output (if they bother). And no error-checking.

I'm not saying this is what you should strive for...I'm saying your samples shouldn't necessarily include much code that doesn't deal with invoking your APIs, and leave it at that.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch30-Aug-23 3:25

honey the codewitch

30-Aug-23 3:25

Yeah. That's actually the challenging part, and why I feel directionless about it. Coding for its own sake, kind of. Going through some motions without a clear set of application requirements, other than the code must be simple and demonstrate the featureset.

Like, I put a push_button on the screen, but clicking it does what?

It's all kinds of little niggling details like that. It's death by a thousand cuts.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

Forogar 30-Aug-23 3:41

Forogar

30-Aug-23 3:41

Push the button and it disappears. Then two more buttons appear...

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

Mark Miller31-Aug-23 4:08

Mark Miller

31-Aug-23 4:08

Then two more buttons appear...

...In different locations...

Sincerely,

-Mark
mamiller@mhemail.org

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

MarkTJohnson30-Aug-23 4:18

MarkTJohnson

30-Aug-23 4:18

Do you have tests? You could use those as a base for the API snippet kind of thing. Or I have no idea what I'm talking about.

I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch30-Aug-23 7:48

honey the codewitch

30-Aug-23 7:48

I don't yet. I should do TDD, I know, but my GFX lib is nearly impossible to unit test due to the surface area, and so when I built UIX on top of it, I just ad hoc tested it the way I did GFX. I *do* have *some* unit tests for GFX now, but not a lot of code coverage. On the bright side they're ran before the lib is published. For UIX I don't even have CI/CD going yet. That's next, then I'll write some unit tests using the PIO and Unity test framework.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

David O'Neil30-Aug-23 7:26

David O'Neil

30-Aug-23 7:26

honey the codewitch wrote:
Like, I put a push_button on the screen, but clicking it does what?

It takes you to the next control example screen. If you have a text input, it won't take you to the next screen unless the user enters whatever text you select. Each screen's completion just takes you to the next control. That's it.

Our Forgotten Astronomy | Object Oriented Programming with C++ | Wordle solver

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch30-Aug-23 7:45

honey the codewitch

30-Aug-23 7:45

David O'Neil wrote:
If you have a text input

The device I'm targeting for the example has no keyboard, no USB input, and a 320x240 touchscreen. I admit I chuckled at the thought. Big Grin | :-D

I finally figured it out. It just took a lot longer than the code would suggest.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

David O'Neil30-Aug-23 8:23

David O'Neil

30-Aug-23 8:23

So make an onscreen keyboard that would obviously make use of scrollers? That code should be helpful to users trying to learn your system.

Our Forgotten Astronomy | Object Oriented Programming with C++ | Wordle solver

Re: It's so hard to write example applications

honey the codewitch30-Aug-23 8:24

honey the codewitch

30-Aug-23 8:24

320x240 isn't really realistic for that. Devices this small typically don't have text input. They usually receive information like that via a cloud or bluetooth connection.

Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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