First software

Apr 13, 2015 at 3:55pm
Hey all,

Ive been learning C++ for awhile now and Im interested in building my own applications/ software that I can use on a daily basis. I have a workout routine and I would like to build a program that acts just like a product you would buy from the store. Any advice on tutorials, sites, or books would be awesome!
Apr 13, 2015 at 4:02pm
I'm not sure how you would make a program that acts like food.

You need to be a lot more specific with what you want. If you don't know what you want, we can't help you.
Apr 13, 2015 at 7:43pm
What? Lol. No like software you buy to do your taxes or something....
Apr 13, 2015 at 8:33pm
That's still very vague. Give a specific example of what you want to do.
Apr 13, 2015 at 11:28pm
As the others already have commented above, show us a better vision about what you would like to do. No one can help you if you don't be specific with your goals.
Apr 14, 2015 at 12:15am
Ok, right now I keep my workout and weight maxes in an excel spread sheet. Every week I do a certain percentage of my max and reps in a wave. So for example wave 1 is 5X15 at 45% of my max. The issue is I have to manually input and find the percentages as well as increase my max when I test myself for growth. I would like a program that would keep track of my routine and automaticly update my weight when I grow.
Apr 14, 2015 at 12:21am
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Well, anything like that would require engineering. Making something to keep track of that automatically. Like a pedometer and a scale that sync to a device such as your phone. I mean, I get what you're saying - you want to make tools in general that will be useful to you in your day to day life. It takes a little more than programming though for what you want to do - but anything is possible.

If you want to make a computer program that keeps track, you'll still have to manually input your data. iPhone has that health app - it keeps track of your steps and any other health data you want but you have to manually input that stuff. I think a few years ago they came out with a Nike watch that operates similar to what you're trying to do? I know next to nothing about it though.

EDIT: Sorry - misread what you wrote! You want it to automatically do the math for you - That is VERY doable.
Last edited on Apr 14, 2015 at 12:22am
Apr 14, 2015 at 12:30am
What I don't know is how to store the input permanently and how to create an interface for it.
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