Online timer coding/programming (javascript)

[SAICubed]

I'm just getting into programming using the language javascript and i want like an example to look at because i figured making a timer would help me understand the language better. I'm making this to possibly see if someone can supply me with the javascript code of any online timer so i can look into it and learn more from it. It would also be cool if you could tell me a program i can download where i can code in javascript but its free and not confusing thanks if you have any info i would appreciate it!

 

[ben1996123]

view-source:http://www.qqtimer.net

notepad++

 

[stannic]

I also began to learn javascript by making a timer (by modifying an existing Mr.Toad's online timer for 15 sliding puzzle).

original source code
online timer
my modification (thread on this forum)

Unfortunately I did not have enough time to support it (but will asap); nevertheless, feel free to PM me with any related questions.

It would also be cool if you could tell me a program i can download where i can code in javascript but its free and not confusing

I'm using Notepad++ too.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Hmm. I was just thinking about programming a timer for myself. My friend said to learn python. Would this be a good language to use? I don't know how to program python but I want to learn.

 

[ben1996123]

Hmm. I was just thinking about programming a timer for myself. My friend said to learn python. Would this be a good language to use? I don't know how to program python but I want to learn.

python is really good for small random scripts and stuff, not sure about using it to make a timer though (although there are tons of external libraries that you can get), especially if you plan on maeking it public or something. i'd say that more people can run .exe files and .jar files than .py. you could try and do it in some sort of weird/creative way, which might be fun to make. 5bld made a 2x2 sim in windows image viewer that generates an image whenever you press a key. it sucks but tis funee

 

[TheNextFeliks]

python is really good for small random scripts and stuff, not sure about using it to make a timer though (although there are tons of external libraries that you can get), especially if you plan on maeking it public or something. i'd say that more people can run .exe files and .jar files than .py. you could try and do it in some sort of weird/creative way, which might be fun to make. 5bld made a 2x2 sim in windows image viewer that generates an image whenever you press a key. it sucks but tis funee

Ok. Umm. I don't really care about making it public. What languages are .jar and .exe, anyway? Still what is the best language for my purpose of making a personal timer.

 

[ben1996123]

Ok. Umm. I don't really care about making it public. What languages are .jar and .exe, anyway? Still what is the best language for my purpose of making a personal timer.

.jar is java, .exe is lots of stuff. there is no best language, but if you dont want it to just be a command prompt window then visual basic is ok maybe. just try a bunch of different languages and see what you like the most (I made this with c++ and qt which is basically a c++ awesomizer).

 

[TheNextFeliks]

.jar is java, .exe is lots of stuff. there is no best language, but if you dont want it to just be a command prompt window then visual basic is ok maybe. just try a bunch of different languages and see what you like the most (I made this with c++ and qt which is basically a c++ awesomizer).

Do you think java could work cause I need to learn it soon anyway?

 

[ben1996123]

Do you think java could work cause I need to learn it soon anyway?

prisma timer was made in java, so sure. I don't know how hard it would be though, I've never used java.

 

[MarcelP]

Java is quite hard to learn because of all the stuff around it. Settings, class paths, libraries etc. I think he should download a free version of http://www.asp.net/vwd of Microsoft (look for Express version because that one is free). You can easily make stuff with ASP.net and C#. C# is a good place to start when you want to learn programming. C# is fairly new and has the best of Java (syntaxis) and Delphi pascal. It was developed by the lead programmer of Borland Delphi.

 

[SAICubed]

Unfortunately I did not have enough time to support it (but will asap); nevertheless, feel free to PM me with any related questions. I'm using Notepad++ too.

I will definitely take you up on that offer And thanks for sparking a discussion everyone!

 

[Stefan]

Here's a pretty minimal one I made to show the basics:
http://www.stefan-pochmann.info/ptimer/STimer.html