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I Want to Make an Episode Tracker

IvanSnipedYu
By IvanSnipedYu
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I'm currently a 1st year student at a college and am trying to be a computer science major. I'm currently learning MySQL (Relational Database and SQL). However, I have not taken any Visual Basic or other type of programming language courses yet (they were all full). However, I want to take this chance to get some experience. 

Here what I want to do:
 
I want to make a Show & Episode Tracker. Kinda useless I know, but I thought this would be a good place to start.

I want to make something like this but on PC using VB
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I'm not asking you to make something for me. I'm trying to ask someone to lead me down the direction I should be heading. You might tell me to read some book and learn how to use VB. I probably will, but even so I'm not sure what books are good (I also suck at learning with books). I will also be taking a course on this later on in my years in school. But, for now I'm just look to learn and a direction to head towards.

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Why Visual Basic? Why not a more simple language first?

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Why Visual Basic? Why not a more simple language first?

Is there a better programming language I should start with? I only choose Visual Basic because I'm planning on taking a Visual Basic course next school year.

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Is there a better programming language I should start with? I only choose Visual Basic because I'm planning on taking a Visual Basic course next school year.

I would start with Python or something personally.

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I would start with Python or something personally.

Hmmm... there is actually a course in my school on Python, but I never really put much thought on taking that course.  Maybe I should take Python before VB?

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Hmmm... there is actually a course in my school on Python, but I never really put much thought on taking that course.  Maybe I should take Python before VB?

Definitely take Python over VB. For some reason lots of schools still use it as an introductory programming course, but I personally don't know anybody that actually uses it. If anybody does it's most likely to be corporate/business programming. If you want a career in the tech industry then Python is a better bet. I used to use Python at my old job at Imagination Technologies, and I know Google uses it for some stuff.

As for your problem, you'll want to look into Movie/TV Database APIs like http://www.omdbapi.com/ or https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/api?language=en

You can pull data down using their APIs, and then, using your MySQL knowledge, maintain your own (local or remote) database which the Python app connects to.

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...but I personally don't know anybody that actually uses it. 

 

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I'd start with writing either a proper description of what the end result you want your app to do, or writing us a clearer question. What type of show trakcer? Automatic reminders of show's about to air? Or marking episodes you have watched? And as far as the language... I honestly don't even know anyone who uses VB in 2016. I'd go with Python, or Web languages, implemented on a native platform such as Electron.

 

Whatever your end goal ends up being, good luck!

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I'd start with writing either a proper description of what the end result you want your app to do, or writing us a clearer question. What type of show trakcer? Automatic reminders of show's about to air? Or marking episodes you have watched? And as far as the language... I honestly don't even know anyone who uses VB in 2016. I'd go with Python, or Web languages, implemented on a native platform such as Electron.

 

Whatever your end goal ends up being, good luck!

My intention for the app was just to enter the name of a show and to be able to keep track of what episode I'm on.

For example, I'm currently watching Joe Walk Home. I want to be able to input that I'm episode 4 because that was the last episode I watched.

Have it show up as something like.

Joe Walk Home          4

Yes, it is probably easier to just write it down on a notepad. But that wasn't my intention. My intention was to get some coding experience :)

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