Hi,
Actually when coding in C# or Java you want to do the same, only to use a calculation when needed.
But i think you will have a better start than me. when i started i had very little knowledge about programming and made a lot of bad practices...
So it is very good that you think about those things
Now i even make my own custom actions what makes visual programming even more interesting
Be free to ask anything here, there are a lot of friendly people on the forum willing to help