Okay, so the other day, I got this wild idea to mess around with some code related to “Basketball Stars,” this mobile game I’ve been hooked on. I’m not a coder, really, but I love tinkering with stuff, and I heard about this place called GitHub where people share all sorts of code. So, I decided to dive in.
First things first, I had to make an account on GitHub. It was pretty straightforward – just like signing up for any other website. Put in my email, made a password, boom, I was in. I’m not gonna lie, the whole place looked kinda intimidating at first, with all these different tabs and buttons, but I figured I’d just poke around and see what happens.
Next up, I tried to find some “Basketball Stars” stuff on there. Used the search bar, typed in “Basketball Stars,” and a bunch of things popped up. Honestly, most of it looked like gibberish to me, but I found one repository that seemed interesting. I think it was called “basketball-stars” or something similar. It had a bunch of files and folders, and I was like, “Alright, let’s see what this is all about.”
I clicked on the repository and started browsing. There was a file called “README” that I clicked on. It was basically a description of the project and it mentioned something about Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Sounded fancy! It looked like someone had built an Android version of “Basketball Stars” using this modern way of making apps. I was kinda impressed, even though I didn’t understand half of it.
Then, I saw this green button that said “Code”. I clicked on it, and it gave me a few options. I chose to download the whole thing as a ZIP file. That seemed like the easiest way to get all the code onto my computer.
After that, it gets a bit fuzzy.
- I spent a good chunk of time just trying to make sense of all the files.
- I Googled a bunch of terms that I didn’t understand, like “repository” and “fork.”
- I tried to open some of the files in a text editor, but it just looked like a jumbled mess of characters.
- I tried to make some small changes here and there, but I think I might have broken something because the app wouldn’t even run anymore.
In the end, I gave up. It was way harder than I thought it would be. But hey, at least I tried, right? I learned a bit about GitHub, and I got a glimpse into the world of coding. Maybe one day, I’ll actually learn how to code properly, but for now, I’m just gonna stick to playing “Basketball Stars” instead of trying to mess with its code.
It was a fun little adventure, though. If any of you guys are into coding, you should definitely check out GitHub. It’s a pretty cool place, even if it’s a bit overwhelming for a newbie like me. I may go back, try to learn more about it, maybe try to contribute or open a pull request. Who knows?
Anyway, that’s my story. Hope you found it entertaining, or at least mildly amusing.
