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| 08 Apr 2012 11:18 PM |
I would like to start learning other scripting languages, but I don't have a clue which one to learn? Any suggestions on which one I should start learning, and what I should 'Google' to get me started. Any help would be appreciated.
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Quovis
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:24 PM |
I guess this isn't a scripting language.
HTML = easy, if you don't already know it. It should take you about 25 minutes to get the basics.
CSS goes with HTML
XHTML.
JavaScript.
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:27 PM |
I would recommend PHP, it's an interpreted and procedural language, just like lua (so you don't need to adjust to a new enviroment) and it really opens your eyes to how powerful the web can be.
It's really easy to learn, there is so much you can do with it and the syntax is *virtually exactly like C*, so once you've learned PHP you'll be on your way to making your first computer programs too!
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:28 PM |
Ok. But would you mind giving a brief description of what each one is used for, and where I should go to start learning them/writing them?
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:29 PM |
@gergy. Awesome, but where would I go to start learning the language, and writing the code?
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:34 PM |
@Fisher
On my advice, I would stick with learning Lua a little more or goin to HTML if you really believe you're ready. |
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:35 PM |
No problem!
PHP is a server side language, you can use it to make login systems for websites, you can use it with databases to collect information, you can create transaction websites with it. If you want to start with PHP then I recommend downloading a free 30 day trial of Adobe Dreamweaver, it works beautifully with PHP.
With PHP, you'll also learn SQL and XHTML. XHTML is how things look like in your web browser. If you right click and view source, the majority of that jargon is HTML. Of course Roblox contains a lot of javascript and complex HTML so it will look scary at first but you don't need to know all of that that is there.
Also, to use PHP you'll need to start a web server, you can do this for free, because PHP and MySQL are free. Just download WAMP server and you can get going right away.
If you need help starting, there's lots of useful information and a great community available at phpfreaks.com - they're really happy to help new people get to grips with PHP. If you have any other questions about PHP and starting up with it then just ask me or the guys over at phpfreaks. |
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:36 PM |
:P I knew you were going to say that. I dont believe that I'm COMPLETELY ready, but I figure that I'll give it a go and see what happens. And if I crash and burn, then I'll just keep trying. Just like I do with Rbx.Lua.
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:36 PM |
PBASIC is a good language to start. It runs robots, and it is like ROBLOX, so you don't need to adjust to this stuff in Java:
import java.util.Scanner; class apples{ public static void main(){ local tuna = new Scanner; System.out.println(tuna) } }
Whereas PBASIC is much more like Lua:
counter int 1
FOR counter = 1 TO 10 DEBUG(counter) END
Annoying the crap out of you, one word at a time. -Says suoicodilaipxecitsaligirfilacrepus repeatedly- |
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:40 PM |
| Or maybe I can teach you LOGO :) |
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:40 PM |
@gergy. Thanks a bunch for that. I think that I will start with PHP, but I'm undecided right now. Thanks for all the info.
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:42 PM |
@DXP. I guess I'll look into that one too. Thanks. @Miz. You can try to teach me WHATEVER you want. :P
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:46 PM |
If you REALLY want to get into PBASIC, buy the Bo-Bot, it's 125 USD, but it's a reasonable price for it. It comes in a box, with computer-chips and frames and parts. You build the frame, put the chips together, and then you start programming it, and the robot will do as instructed. It's really easy, with instruction booklet that has instructions from everything from the building to the programming. It comes with light-detectors, touch-detectors, wheels, metal-chassis, "Eyes", and some other cool stuff.
Annoying the crap out of you, one word at a time. -Says suoicodilaipxecitsaligirfilacrepus repeatedly- |
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| 08 Apr 2012 11:48 PM |
| I guess it would also be nice to start learning actual plain old Lua, along with maybe one other? |
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| 09 Apr 2012 12:04 AM |
| w3schools is extremely helpful..? :( |
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| 09 Apr 2012 12:12 AM |
| I looked at it. Not really....Go to tizag, that's where I learn my mark-up languages. |
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| 09 Apr 2012 12:33 AM |
Why python? :/
I've heard that some people told me python is ugly... |
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| 09 Apr 2012 12:39 AM |
Who said that? Python is not ugly. . .
Anyways Python is a simple (hardly a step up from learning Lua and great for beginners) yet powerful programming language, with a nice OPP implementation. Straight from the python docs -
"Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective approach to object-oriented programming. Python’s elegant syntax and dynamic typing, together with its interpreted nature, make it an ideal language for scripting and rapid application development in many areas on most platforms."
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| 09 Apr 2012 12:56 AM |
I remember either kingkilller or electricaxel said that. They use it, but say it's ugly.
I should learn Jython(yeah, that is a language) Jython or dark basics. Though, Jython is a lot like python it said. I don't know, I might do jython. |
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| 09 Apr 2012 01:36 AM |
I'd suggest learning to create websites.
That includes learning the following languages:
HTML CSS XML XHTML SVG MathML JavaScript PHP
Yeah, there are lots of web languages. And yet, if you really want to be a web developer, you'll have to know all the languages I listed.
HTML is for content. CSS is for the appearance. XML is for.. everything. XHTML is a XML version of HTML, which allows you to embed SVG, MathML, and much more stuff. SVG is for scalable vectorial graphics. Useful on the web to create schemas and that kind of stuff. MathML is for mathematics. JavaScript is to make your pages dynamic and make it possible to do other things than just looking at stuff and clicking on links. PHP is to manage databases and do server-side things.
All you need to really start making a website is HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. However, if you really want to make a good website, you'll need all the languages I mentioned (well, you probably won't need MathML, though, but it can be nice to know it, trust me).
"If you want to start with PHP then I recommend downloading a free 30 day trial of Adobe Dreamweaver, it works beautifully with PHP."
Are you kidding? I really hope you are, because Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the worst tools for web development.
"With PHP, you'll also learn SQL and XHTML."
You don't learn them WITH PHP, you learn them SEPARATELY. They are all different languages, they're not part of PHP.
"XHTML is how things look like in your web browser."
That's CSS. XHTML and HTML is the content, CSS is the appearance, JavaScript is the dynamism and PHP is the server-side code.
"PBASIC is a good language to start."
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"I've heard that some people told me python is ugly..."
They're wrong. |
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| 09 Apr 2012 02:41 AM |
@Julien, He probably means that you get the sql code after doing something with phpmyadmin. |
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| 09 Apr 2012 07:01 AM |
| Java Scripting for other MMORPG's I do I won't advertise any game on here there is 3 good websites I know just message me if you want to know it. |
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