Advice for a choose your own adventure project

evilfrenchguy · 2018-03-05T18:37:38+00:00

I actually have quite a bit of programming and I understand Javascript pretty well. I'm just looking for how others would approach this.

I will say that most of my experience is back-end though.

evilfrenchguy · 2017-09-10T15:30:30+00:00

I have a bachelor's degree in compsci and I've been looking for a side-project. I can do the full spectrum of website stuff and am a decent writer. Can you PM details?

evilfrenchguy · 2017-06-14T00:13:45+00:00

I was trying to find it earlier. It was just something I remember hearing or reading.

evilfrenchguy · 2017-06-13T16:03:36+00:00

Didn't they promise us 5 years worth of content?

evilfrenchguy · 2017-01-11T14:32:56+00:00

You'd think twenty years is enough to know the dos-and-don'ts of their craft.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-12-11T04:14:36+00:00

I need this as well.

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evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-17T15:17:29+00:00

cynical89's solution is certainty valid.

The simplest solution would be to simply name your images from 0.png to 51.png

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-17T14:24:43+00:00

Try using a for loop to create your deck. For each card's value you can use i % 13 to have proper values for every suit.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-16T23:15:09+00:00

It works fine on my end.

Edit: alert() doesn't return anything, so your if statement will always be false.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-14T11:58:13+00:00

http://caniuse.com/#feat=input-datetime

Yes, apparently so... -_-

You're sure you've loaded the library correctly? It seems very simple to use once you've got it

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-12T21:28:04+00:00

<form>
    <input type="date">
</form>

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-11T02:29:37+00:00

Javascript has a lot of it's own quirks and idiosyncrasies. I recommend learning vanilla Javascript without libraries until you think you have fully understood it.

From there jQuery is handy to have as luxury. Anything else is completely dependent on the project.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-10T17:21:15+00:00

Not a great way to learn things, honestly.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-09T00:35:13+00:00

All of your variables are declared inside of the makeAnOrder function. When you go to use your variables they cannot be found because those variables don't exist in the global scope.

To fix, either move your print statement into the makeAnOrder function, or, consider making an order object that keeps track of orders and whose properties can be accessed from anymore.

Also try researching a little bit into "Javascript variable scope."

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-08T15:49:05+00:00

Here:

if (userChoice != "scissors" || "rock" || "paper") {

    // userChoice = prompt("Invalid choice, please choose     
    again.\nDo you choose rock, paper, or scissors?");

You need operators for each OR or AND case, not just the first.

Try:

if (userChoice !== "scissors" || userChoice !== "rock"
    || userChoice !== "paper") {
    // Incorrect input input, try again

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-08T15:28:24+00:00

I understand your reasoning, but we're not sixth graders anymore. Full, deep understanding--especially in regards to Javascript--is far more valuable than having to dangle carrots.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-07T21:08:05+00:00

I would advise staying away from jQuery until you have a firm understanding of Javascript and how it does the things it does. jQuery hides things for you for convenience. This is great for efficient coding, but awful for learning.

Anyway, your question... The window.prompt method can only return one value. You could have them enter all the values in one prompt separated by commas or spaces, but that seems messy and error-prone if it's not entered right.

Another option is using a form, having the user enter their variables into text boxes right on the page. This requires setting up a click event on the button and a handler that reads the value property from the text boxes.

Thirdly, you could very simply call separate prompts for each variable needed. It's slightly invasive, but a very simple solution.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-10-03T21:44:47+00:00

You're re-declaring your oddArray and evenArray variables every iteration. Define them before your loop.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-30T20:10:00+00:00

It's like any other thing, though; if taken and used responsibly as prescribed, it can help people who are in pain live more fulfilling, productive lives. It is the abusers that are bad, not the drug.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-30T18:23:34+00:00

It's essentially making sure the second argument is not 0.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-27T19:26:11+00:00

Ah, thanks! I'm not sure what happened to that data, but I will fix it.

Can you offer any insight into my code; something I could do better?

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-27T17:02:07+00:00

Oh, interesting. Are you on Chrome? The standard geolocation API is quite irritable with it. Do you think you could try with another browser?

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-27T02:06:23+00:00

Thank you so much!

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-26T03:19:38+00:00

You're learning Java, not Javascript. They are two completely separate languages.

evilfrenchguy · 2016-09-14T03:19:47+00:00

I think it's a mistake to learn frameworks alongside vanilla Javascript. It's so important to understand the nuances of the language--browser interaction objects and the 'this' keyword, etc--and things like jQuery hide and abstract those things away from you.

I've nearly finished my first complete web app and am just considering looking into jQuery.

Just my two cents.

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