Okay, so I wanted to keep up with the Joburg Open 2023, and I figured, why not try to make a little leaderboard for myself? I’m no coding expert, but I like to tinker with things. This is how it went down.
Scouting for Data
First things first, I needed the scores. I headed over to a few sports websites. It was a bit of a manual process, I bounced around different sites.
Jotting it Down
I started copying and pasting the player names and their scores into a simple text file. Just a plain, old text file. Nothing fancy. I wanted to keep it simple.
Getting it Organized
- I made sure each player’s name was on a new line.
- Then, I put their score right next to it, separated by a comma. Kind of like: “Player Name, Score”.
- I kept doing this for each player, for each round. It was a bit tedious, I won’t lie.
The Finished (Simple) Product
And that’s it, really! I have a text file with all the names and scores. It’s not pretty, but it’s my own little leaderboard, and I can easily see who’s on top.I can glance at my text file, and boom, I know who’s leading.
It was more about the process for me, the satisfaction of making something, even if it’s super basic.I hope one day I can build a simple web page by some code.
