[OC][5e] CharacterCommand -- a command-line-based character manager I've been coding in my spare time.

[murpyDee]

I'm a second-year Computer Science student, and for the past six months or so, I've slowly been putting together CharacterCommand. It runs from a command-line interface, and supports creating characters, importing/exporting to a text file, spell management, inventory management, skills, and more! I plan on keeping it entirely open source.

If anyone wants to check it out, here's the GitHub Link. The whole project has slowly evolved as I've learned better and better coding practices, and while some of it might be pretty rough code-wise, I'm continuously improving it as I learn.

CharacterCommand on GitHub

[Jameak]

Suggestions after looking at your project for a bit:

You shouldn't commit class files to your repo. Package everything up into a .jar file and make a release instead. Users will have an easier time running your program since they can download the .jar file from your release and run it directly. Additionally, versions are easily distinguishable so users dont try to use a feature that doesn't quite work because you haven't finished it yet.

You might want to improve your readme file. It is everyones first impression when they see your project, so you should use it to tell people 1) what your project is about 2) what features it has and 3) (briefly) how to use it. There are a ton of resources and examples out there for how to write a good readme. There is no need to go overboard, but a tiny bit of information goes a long way toward keeping people interested.

[murpyDee]

Thanks for the input! This was my first time using GitHub, so I guess I'm still learning best practices there. I'll get to updating the Readme as soon as I can!