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Re: What is the easiest yet efficient coding language to learn?

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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 03:42 PM
The only thing I know is ROBLOX's LUA ... And since I want to make video games in the future I will need to know some real stuff...


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 03:43 PM
Lua is real stuff..? Companies do use it...

The fact you know Lua will aid you in learning other languages.
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Unsubtleties is not online. Unsubtleties
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27 Jan 2017 03:44 PM
^ he's talking about LUA though


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 03:45 PM
What do you mean?
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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 03:45 PM
I'd like to learn something else than LUA.


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eLunate is not online. eLunate
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27 Jan 2017 03:46 PM
The truth is, Lua is incredibly fast and flexible. Whilst it isn't very established, Lua is being used increasingly in applications due to its speed and simplicity. Lua does also have a rather mature development ecosystem, which is something to be desired regarding some newer languages.

By the way, if you're calling it LUA, you don't know enough of it to do anything real with it regardless. Trust me.
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Unsubtleties is not online. Unsubtleties
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27 Jan 2017 03:46 PM
i'm just poking fun at him because he apparently thinks Lua is an acronym


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 03:46 PM
Try Python. It's very similar to Lua. It's a good bridge between Lua and other languages like C++.
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DivinePheonix is not online. DivinePheonix
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27 Jan 2017 03:48 PM
Lua not LUA.

I might not understand what ur implying but, if ur serious about games don't expect to find an ez language and bam all done.

If you want start easy and continue to learn, but considering u play ROBLOX why not learn Lua so u have a starting point on something ur familiar with. Then as u go learn more and more.
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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 03:48 PM
I use Grammarly and it switches Lua to LUA. Probably because I used to type it a lot.


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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 03:51 PM
So? Anything other than python? Or is it all? Also, is java a good programming language?


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 03:52 PM
You could learn multiple languages, as many are better for different things, and different companies look for specific languages. You may want to learn about 4 or 5. It becomes easy after a while, you could pick it up in a day. I know 8 xD But I only use 2-3 on a daily basis.

Lua and C# are good for games.
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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 03:55 PM
"You may want to learn about 4 or 5" ;__; Took me a year to learn Lua.


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chimmihc is not online. chimmihc
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27 Jan 2017 03:56 PM
"is java a good programming language?"

Not particularly. If you want to target the JVM there are many other better languages, with backward compatibility for Java libraries.


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 03:57 PM
Now it'll take you a few months to learn something else, then a month to learn another thing, then a few weeks, then a week... It gets easier.
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UltimateRaheem is not online. UltimateRaheem
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27 Jan 2017 03:59 PM
C# is cool for making applications


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 04:00 PM
If you wanna make apps, and you want them on Apple devices, then Swift is what you gotta do. Sadly, Swift isn't used anywhere else xD
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Real_Spooky is not online. Real_Spooky
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27 Jan 2017 04:01 PM
I honestly hate C# and Java because of their sacrifice of functionality for simplicity.
Screw not having pointers, and forget not having easily created unions.
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UltimateRaheem is not online. UltimateRaheem
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27 Jan 2017 04:02 PM
I wish I didn't have to pay that £400 (I think) fee to have a licence to make apps :(


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Real_Spooky is not online. Real_Spooky
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27 Jan 2017 04:02 PM
@donot

Objective-C and C++ are what you are SUPPOSED to use, not Swift.
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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 04:03 PM
Positive they removed C++ support.
Anyway, I taught myself Swift, so that's what I use anyway.
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Real_Spooky is not online. Real_Spooky
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27 Jan 2017 04:05 PM
@donot

How else would the cross-platform Minecraft be written in C++
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chimmihc is not online. chimmihc
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27 Jan 2017 04:05 PM
"I honestly hate C# and Java because of their sacrifice of functionality for simplicity.
Screw not having pointers, and forget not having easily created unions."

I think you see Java and assume C# is the exact same. It isn't.

C# has pointers.


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LightFantom is online. LightFantom
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27 Jan 2017 04:06 PM
hum, so I will probably learn python first since you said it's a bridge to c++.


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DoNotReadThisNamePlz is not online. DoNotReadThisNamePlz
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27 Jan 2017 04:06 PM
I honestly could not care less. Point is I use Swift to create apps. I use other languages for other things. Mostly Python.
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