Beginner programmer here.
Beyond variables which are temporary storage how do programmers keep data, say, after the app is closed and reopened?
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example: if I enter 4 items on a list and press save – and I close the app, how would one store the data to view later from within that same app?
I always think I should be able to store data from an app onto a spreadsheet and have the app call the data from the spreadsheet – but I’m sure it’s more complicated that this.
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Because I’m a noob, perhaps I am not using the proper vocabulary to explain so here’s a more specific idea. I want to make an app that allows me to enter asset numbers or serial numbers of ipads and store information about them- like past repairs/complaints or issues. When I enter the asset number from the app I’d like it to pull up all of this data.
To me I would just say “use a spread sheet” but I would like the challenge and fun of creating the app. The problem is I’m not sure how to interact with any sort of long term storage- the only real thing I understand is variables and the likes.
this is probably way over my head, so, I don’t need a tutorial on how to do this. I’m just curious what is commonly done or how developers solve the issue of needing long-term data storage they will call on later.
THanks!
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Just adding on top of many other answers here, many programming languages have standard library functions for “serialization,” that is turning data essentially into a string of bytes that can be nicely put into a file, and “deserialization” which does the opposite. If you want to get fancy with access times and program efficiency you can of course deal with databases but this alone will give you an array of bytes you can write and read from a file if you want to mess around with doing these things manually.
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