Thinking about learning to program / script again

[Nagato]

Thinking about learning to program / script again. The problem is that It would have to be all self taught.

I wouldn't mind making bots for Reddit & Twitter. I really want to make add-ons for XenForo too. I also wouldn't mind making iOS apps. And I am also kinda interested in data/stats as well

So I would need to learn the following:

• Swift
   
  
• Python
   
  
• Javascript
   
  
• PHP
   
  

But the problem is I am not that confident in myself. So when I was learning back in the day, following a tutorial made so much sense but when it came time to do something myself, all of a sudden I didn't know how to do anything.

 

[Nagato]

RE: Thinking about learning to program / script again

Things I would do if I could:

Twitter

• Web UI for automatic tweet/like deletion;
   
  
• Unfollow All
   
  
• Bots (idk what)
   
  

Reddit

• Script on main account that deletes posts/comments that get -1 downvotes;
   
  
• Delete all threads and comments
   
  
• A bot that posts the latest chapter of the Hitman manga automatically
   
  

XenForo

• MyAnimeList add-ons (ex: anime list, manga list, people, studio, submit data)
   
  
• Delete account & take a break
   
  
• Download account data (GDPR;again I like data)
   
  
• Punish button (remove likes from threads/posts, not allow new likes)
   
  
• FOR LOCAL USE ONLY: Nuke forum content
   
  
• 24 hour time (Like how MacRumors has it)
   
  
• Count down timer (Like how MacRumors has it)
   
  
• Moderation tools (inspired by AutoModerator on Reddit)
   
  
• Remove birthday date by user
   
  
• Font size selection site-wide
   
  
• Display name and such like how Twitter has it
   
  
• Verified status like how Twitter, in particular has it
   
  
• Icon next to name for people that limit visibility of account like how Twitter does it.
   
  
• Ability to hide forum based on account preference selection
   
  
• Ability to have flags, emojis, ect in display name
   
  
• Icons next to hashtags
   
  
• Ability to hide content in "what's new"
   
  
• icon next to staff names
   
  
• Ability to post as regular user and have ability to post as a moderator. Like how Reddit does it.
   
  
• Command system like Discord and Reddit
   
  

App:

• App using MyAnimeList API
   
  

Website:

• See Twitter dot point one
   
  
• Own "MyAnimeList" with what I would want
   
  

And that's all that currently comes to mind

 

[Nagato]

RE: Thinking about learning to program / script again

XenForo:

• Display user id like how YouTube has it
   
  
• Custom url like how YouTube has it.
   
  

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BOT ONE:

• When a YouTube video is uploaded, I would like the Reddit bot to post the YouTube video to a certain sub-reddit
  I would like the bot to sticky the post and unsticky the previous video.
   
  

[*]I would also like the bot to post to a sub-reddit when a tweet is posted.

• The title of the post is the text contents of the tweet.
   
  
• The Reddit post should be a link post.
   
  

BOT 2:

• When someone uploads an image to Instagram, I would like the bot to post to a certain sub-reddit.
   
  
• I would like the bot to upload the image to Imgur. Thus creating a mirror.
   
  
• In the comments I want the bot to first sticky the comment then the following:
  Post the Instagram image url
   
  
• Post the mirror link
   
  

 

[Nagato]

RE: Thinking about learning to program / script again

1@TopSilver[/uSER]:

XenForo

• Delete account & take a break
   
  
• Download account data (GDPR;again I like data)
   
  
• Punish button (remove likes from threads/posts, not allow new likes)
   
  
• 24 hour time (Like how MacRumors has it)
   
  
• Count down timer (Like how MacRumors has it)
   
  
• Font size selection site-wide
   
  
• Verified status like how Twitter, in particular has it
   
  
• Icon next to name for people that limit visibility of account like how Twitter does it.
   
  
• Ability to hide forum based on account preference selection
   
  
• Display user id like how YouTube has it
   
  

I wish I could make all of the above

 

[Nagato]

RE: Thinking about learning to program / script again

XenForo:

• MyAnimeList / AniList / Kitsu bb code
  [anime=mal","manga","1234]Anime Name[/anime]
   
  
• [anime=mal","character","1234]Anime character name[/anime]
   
  

 

[Joshua Farrell]

RE: Thinking about learning to program / script again

Figuring your are like me, in the sense that I would love to do script work with certain things, but I have too much going on in life and in my mind, that makes the decision process on starting and learning how to do one item at a time, a difficult thing to do.

Currently, I am getting back into theme making, so that I can get proficient in working on making themes for the forum softwares I use.