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Title: computer programer
Post by: oakranger on December 23, 2010, 04:47:32 PM
Is there anybody that knows how to develop a program?
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: AAJagerX on December 23, 2010, 04:55:58 PM
AAIByteU is a programmer.  I suppose it'd depend on what type of program it is though.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Lusche on December 23, 2010, 04:58:16 PM
Is there anybody that knows how to develop a program?

I think there are lots of people here that do know and can do... but your question is as vague as can be ;)
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: curry1 on December 23, 2010, 05:05:32 PM
I can develop advanced programs to about the level of computing the area of a circle and converting Celsius to Fahrenheit.  Yes I am a true hacker.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: APDrone on December 23, 2010, 06:18:38 PM
Are you looking for how a programmer develops a program,

Or how the project manager expects the program to be developed,

Or how the client wants the program to be developed?



Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Jayhawk on December 23, 2010, 06:27:04 PM
Oak, you gotta wait for the B-29 just like everyone else!
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Ex-jazz on December 23, 2010, 06:33:25 PM
Is there anybody that knows how to develop a program?

Okey..

What if you define that 'program' part first.

What's a program in your book?

Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: rogwar on December 23, 2010, 06:52:35 PM
Is there anybody that knows how to develop a program?

Sure in FORTRAN. What do you need?
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Babalonian on December 23, 2010, 06:57:45 PM
Sure in FORTRAN. What do you need?

 :rofl

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Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: APDrone on December 23, 2010, 07:29:45 PM
Floor Sort!
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: WYOKIDIII on December 23, 2010, 07:41:28 PM
Looking at the picture it suddenly dawned on me < anyone under the age of forty fivish or so has probably never seen a punch card . :x :old: :x :old:
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Dichotomy on December 23, 2010, 07:47:40 PM
dad used to bring old ones home for us to play with

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Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: oakranger on December 24, 2010, 12:45:42 AM
I want to develop and program for rangeland management specialist on stocking rates.  I knew where to get the data on the AUMs for each range sites, pounds per acre of forage, AUM per animal ect, ect.  the one issue i have is that stocking rates are measure different from native grassland, cool season grass, sage/bush, mountain.  I can do all this on excell but not sure how to make it a software program. 
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: APDrone on December 24, 2010, 08:08:55 AM
The key terms you want are 'Macro', 'functions', and 'Visual Basic'.

I haven't written any macros in Excel.. at least none that I can remember, but those terms will point you to all the help areas you'll probably need to make something like you want, if I understand what you're trying to do. I've used some pretty potent macros in our shop to support our project development.

I'm sure there's probably a few other folks in here more familiar with this stuff than I am, but that should be enough to get you heading in a good direction. 

Hope that helps.

Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: CptTrips on December 24, 2010, 08:57:48 AM
I want to develop and program for rangeland management specialist on stocking rates.  I knew where to get the data on the AUMs for each range sites, pounds per acre of forage, AUM per animal ect, ect.  the one issue i have is that stocking rates are measure different from native grassland, cool season grass, sage/bush, mountain.  I can do all this on excell but not sure how to make it a software program. 

If you can do the same thing in an Excel spreadsheet, what would be the advantage of turning it into a program?

Wab
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: CptTrips on December 24, 2010, 09:02:27 AM
dad used to bring old ones home for us to play with

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AS a kid at school, they'd bring boxes of used ones to us at Christmas.  We'd fold one end into a point and staple the other ends together in an alternating pattern to make Christmas wreathes and spray paint them gold.

Of course, that was when it was still cool to hang ASCII printout of Mr. Spock on the wall.  Ooooh high tech!

:rofl,
Wab
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: APDrone on December 24, 2010, 09:18:32 AM
AS a kid at school, they'd bring boxes of used ones to us at Christmas.  We'd fold one end into a point and staple the other ends together in an alternating pattern to make Christmas wreathes and spray paint them gold.

Of course, that was when it was still cool to hang ASCII printout of Mr. Spock on the wall.  Ooooh high tech!

:rofl,
Wab

Oh crap.. now I'm getting hit with some memories..  :rofl

Lemme guess... you were one of those HP 'Reverse Polish Notation' geeks?

 :rofl
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: rogwar on December 24, 2010, 09:58:09 AM
... you were one of those HP 'Reverse Polish Notation' geeks?


Oh how I miss my old HP 11c.

Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: CptTrips on December 24, 2010, 12:22:07 PM
Oh crap.. now I'm getting hit with some memories..  :rofl

Lemme guess... you were one of those HP 'Reverse Polish Notation' geeks?

 :rofl

Naw.  I always suspected RPN was some kind of backhanded central Europeon ethnic joke.  I refuse to change the way I do things to make it easier for a machine.  The machine should serve me!  Like the guy who was telling me I'd have to learn that "graffiti" script so the Palm could recognize my handwriting.  Uhh no.  Call me when you got it working better. ;)


Ahh the memories.  Merry X-Mas!
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Live long and Prosper!
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Wab


Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: grizz441 on December 24, 2010, 12:41:04 PM
I want to develop and program for rangeland management specialist on stocking rates.  I knew where to get the data on the AUMs for each range sites, pounds per acre of forage, AUM per animal ect, ect.  the one issue i have is that stocking rates are measure different from native grassland, cool season grass, sage/bush, mountain.  I can do all this on excell but not sure how to make it a software program. 

Hmm, sounds like Excel would be quicker and best way to do that.  You could always write a C++ MFC Application to do the same thing but it seems like a waste of time.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Lusche on December 24, 2010, 01:20:05 PM
Lemme guess... you were one of those HP 'Reverse Polish Notation' geeks?

lol... the first pocket calculator I ever used in my childhood was dad's HP-35... and of course it was using RPN. Quite confusing stuff for a mathematically challenged 8yo boy  :lol
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: guncrasher on December 24, 2010, 06:24:00 PM
how about using access.  you can easily transfer your spread sheets to it. little bit harder to use than excel

semp
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: oakranger on December 25, 2010, 12:29:58 AM
Hmm, sounds like Excel would be quicker and best way to do that.  You could always write a C++ MFC Application to do the same thing but it seems like a waste of time.

I am no computer expert, so i have no idea what C++.


how about using access.  you can easily transfer your spread sheets to it. little bit harder to use than excel

semp

I have a mass amount of data that i will be using with mathematical equations.  How well can access run with that much?
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: grizz441 on December 25, 2010, 12:31:52 AM
Dude use excel.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: oakranger on December 25, 2010, 12:37:31 AM
Dude use excel.

Is there a way that i can take that data with excel, and make it into a software program?  that is where i need help.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Lusche on December 25, 2010, 12:54:45 AM
Is there a way that i can take that data with excel, and make it into a software program?  that is where i need help.

Hm. What is the reason why you don't simply use excel, as you said you would be able to do so?

If, for whatever reason, you want to create a kind of stand alone program, I'm afraid you will have to learn to program first. Unless you have some basic programming knowledge, a "bit of help" most probably won't help you much at all.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: guncrasher on December 25, 2010, 01:15:58 AM
I am no computer expert, so i have no idea what C++.


I have a mass amount of data that i will be using with mathematical equations.  How well can access run with that much?
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when I used to work at the insurance company, our databases had over 100 million records and we would query them with access.  pull records create separate dbase then do calculations on it (to speed up the process).  all our company financial were basically run using access.  presentations were done on excel spreadsheets, created with data from access, not sure why since the presentations themselves couldda been done with access too.

semp
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: bcadoo on December 25, 2010, 02:17:31 PM
I am no computer expert, so i have no idea what C++.


I have a mass amount of data that i will be using with mathematical equations.  How well can access run with that much?

Native Access does well as long as your tables don't exceed a few hundred thousand records.  It will start to bog down and get slow, but you can always use it as your front end to a SQL backend if your data set grows that large.

Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: grizz441 on December 25, 2010, 02:20:21 PM
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when I used to work at the insurance company, our databases had over 100 million records and we would query them with access.  pull records create separate dbase then do calculations on it (to speed up the process).  all our company financial were basically run using access.  presentations were done on excel spreadsheets, created with data from access, not sure why since the presentations themselves couldda been done with access too.

semp

You mean like a pretty executable file that allows the user to enter a bunch of stuff?  Yeah, that will take a ton of work and probably not possible unless you have intermediate to expert level of programming experience.  There's no shame in a nice spreadsheet if it gets the job done..
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: guncrasher on December 25, 2010, 02:42:32 PM
of course excell is easier grizz, but he wants options.  and btw I learned access on my own.

semp
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: Jayhawk on December 25, 2010, 02:55:40 PM
You can always start with access by creating a database of names and addresses, you can learn the basics and be able to play around with the program first.  I wouldn't worry about the amount of data you are entering, it is a database program.
Title: Re: computer programer
Post by: bigUC on December 25, 2010, 03:31:34 PM
Learn excel vba.  It's easy, you can make user interfaces and you get to keep your data in the spreadsheet.