1. Variables

    1.1 Variables (Add, Subtract, Put, text fields) - using variables to save information

    1.2 Variables - Part 2 (Set, Get, local, global, custom properties) - using variables to save information

2. Objects

    2.1 - Objects -  (buttons, checkboxes, menus, short names, long names) - useful info

3. Fields

     3.1 - Advanced - Customizing text (HTMLText) - using HTML to change the look of text in messages and fields

4. Messages

     4.1 - Advanced - mouseMessages (mouseMove, mouseLoc, ...)(code) - mouse messages and functions

5. Input/Output

    5.1 Reading/Writing Files - how to work with files

    5.2 I/O Reading Files - another viewpoint

    5.3 Using Data Files - Working with data files, sorting, randomizing

   Working with Files:  (reading, writing, using)

        Text Files - normal text files (files edited with notepad, or saved as "txt" files)

        CSV Files - comma separated values (fields are separated with commas, e.g. from databases)

        Tab Files - Tab Delimited Files (files from spreadsheets)

        Binary Files

        Do I/O (input and output)

        Read and Write to files

        sort

        Working with Tables

        Working with Lists

        Working with Arrays (multi-level Lookup tables or Dictionaries)

These are designed to step you through various concepts for a deeper understanding of the language and development. You will learn about many of the useful constructs in the language and how/why they are needed/used. 

Do not take any shortcuts or skip lessons. You may miss an important concept or skill that you will learn by doing it.  

2. Artificial Intelligence - Creating Your Own Chatbots - (new LiveCode commands/messages are in red) 

You may be familiar with Apple's "Siri", Google's "Google Now" or Amazon's "Echo". This is an introduction to that world. You will write your own and learn many of the important aspects of all languages.

    2.0  Investigate Chatbots - what are chatbots?

    2.1  Starter Chatbot (Is In, Contains) - make it your own

    2.2  Keyword Search (Find) - find whole words

    2.3  Word Groups (WordOffset, Word) - I like, I want

    2.4  Using Lists (specialFolderPath, Repeat For Each, Exit Repeat) - to save time, work and to simplify code

    2.5  Saving Lists to hard drives

    2.6  Using Arrays for fast word lookups

    2.7  Using I/O to load responses from a file

    2.8  Create your custom chatbot

    2.9  Enhancements - Voice Recognition, Speech, APIs, Avatars, Interactive Faces

3. Data/BigData 

The Internet, many devices (Apple Watch, fitness bands, etc) and website click-thru trackers generate HUGE amounts of data. CyberSecurity teams, marketing teams, Google Search engines, phone providers and many other organizations track large amounts of data. We are going to learn some ways of working with those large amounts of data

    3.1 Data, Big Data - working with data and large amounts of data

4. Building an Program - Common Tasks 

     3.0 Displaying Documents,  (Launch document) - how to open and view documents from inside an app or program

     3.1 Accessing the Internet (Launch url) - how to go to a website from inside an app or program

             Projects - MySites - make an app with your favorite websites

     3.2 APPs and Mashups (Put url) - getting data from other sites using API's

             Projects - MyApp - make an app or mashup with data from another websites

     3.3 Documents - saving data, preferences, high scores. How to open/read/write files

             Projects -  

     3.4 Lists and Arrays - working with data 

             Projects -  

     3.6 Databases - how to organize data for quick retrieval

             Lesson - How to Create and Use a SQL database

             Projects - 

5. Building a Chat Server - to run your own chatroom

     5.0 Intro to Sockets - how computers communicate to each other

            BYU lesson - Simple Example - about socket commands 

     5.1 Code Example - download and run "chat server" program below: