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Hello, and thanks for reading this already!

 

I'm looking for a pretty good all round programming language to learn, and I'm looking for some advice

 

Things I want too program:

  • Simple desktop applications in Windows, and preferably Unix systems (Mac and Linux)
  • Games in Unity 3D

What do you guys advice?

 

Thanks in advance!

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C#

^^ for Unity, not sure if natively supported on Windows, same for Mac

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You could start with Python. Python is good for beginners.

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Hello, and thanks for reading this already!

 

I'm looking for a pretty good all round programming language to learn, and I'm looking for some advice

 

Things I want too program:

  • Simple desktop applications in Windows, and preferably Unix systems (Mac and Linux)
  • Games in Unity 3D

What do you guys advice?

 

Thanks in advance!

C#. It's like java but it makes sense.  You can use it for windows applications, unity games, or even program Xbox games in XNA studio.

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Not really a programming language, but get yourself familiar to html 5 and css, then start to learn python so you understand how code works. Once you're comfortable, move to C# or javascript as unity uses those two languages for scripting 

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C#

^^ for Unity, not sure if natively supported on Windows, same for Mac

Yeah C# was built by MS for Windows!

 

Hello, and thanks for reading this already!

 

I'm looking for a pretty good all round programming language to learn, and I'm looking for some advice

 

Things I want too program:

  • Simple desktop applications in Windows, and preferably Unix systems (Mac and Linux)
  • Games in Unity 3D

What do you guys advice?

 

Thanks in advance!

C# is your best bet. i'm gonna try to make a C# beginners' guide soon. Introducing people completely new to programing to C#. Check the guide section at some point within next 2 weeks.

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I did HTML JAVA C++ and VB6 at colleage

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c# im currently learning it now its pretty simple

 

Yeah C# was built by MS for Windows!

 

C# is your best bet. i'm gonna try to make a C# beginners' guide soon. Introducing people completely new to programing to C#. Check the guide section at some point within next 2 weeks.

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You could start with Python. Python is good for beginners.

I agree. I am currently learning python and find it quite simple. 

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HTML/CSS/JS to start with, you'll always need them so don't avoid them

Ironic how you didn't mention any programming language except Javascript. what you could call..  a programming language

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You just described C#.

 

Works with all those Oprating Systems and natively with Unity3D

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C# for Unity. But I wouldn't advise.. Learning a language is meh.. Learning the concept of programming is the key. You are not a good programmer if you don't learn everything from the bottom.

 

Learn C++, then Java (OOP), then C# and try out Unity. Anyone who watches youtube tutorials can make Unity games, but that doesn't mean you're a good programmer.

 

You can also use C# to make Windows forms on Visual Studio. Or you can use VB.NET.

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Ironic how you didn't mention any programming language except Javascript. what you could call..  a programming language

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JS is a good entry to it I guess, but HTML & CSS won't give you any real benefit to learning other languages, seeing as though HTML is a markup language.

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HTML/CSS/JS to start with, you'll always need them so don't avoid them

 

None of these are relevant at all to what OP wants to do. For Unity you'll need to learn C# which is an excellent language. Technically C# is cross compatible via Xamarin, but I'd really go for either Java or C++ for Unix stuff.

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You could start with Python. Python is good for beginners.

Will take a look at it, thanks!

 

C#. It's like java but it makes sense.  You can use it for windows applications, unity games, or even program Xbox games in XNA studio.

Thanks!

 

Yeah C# was built by MS for Windows!

 

C# is your best bet. i'm gonna try to make a C# beginners' guide soon. Introducing people completely new to programing to C#. Check the guide section at some point within next 2 weeks.

Sweet! Tag me in it!

 

Not really a programming language, but get yourself familiar to html 5 and css, then start to learn python so you understand how code works. Once you're comfortable, move to C# or javascript as unity uses those two languages for scripting 

All right, thanks for the tip!

 

You just described C#.

 

Works with all those Oprating Systems and natively with Unity3D

Really? Thanks!

 

C# for Unity. But I wouldn't advise.. Learning a language is meh.. Learning the concept of programming is the key. You are not a good programmer if you don't learn everything from the bottom.

 

Learn C++, then Java (OOP), then C# and try out Unity. Anyone who watches youtube tutorials can make Unity games, but that doesn't mean you're a good programmer.

 

You can also use C# to make Windows forms on Visual Studio. Or you can use VB.NET.

Wasn't C++ one of the more difficult languages IIRC?

And what do you mean with Java (OOP)? (Sorry if I sound stupid woops)

 

None of these are relevant at all to what OP wants to do. For Unity you'll need to learn C# which is an excellent language. Technically C# is cross compatible via Xamarin, but I'd really go for either Java or C++ for Unix stuff.

What is Xamarin, if I may be so lazy? :P

And do you mean Java or Javascript? (I don't get the difference between the two to be honest)

 

For those specific programs, I'd use C#. But, actually if you start with with CSS, HTML, or JavaScript this will increase your coding knowledge in the future.

Alright, thanks!

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You just described C#.

 

Works with all those Oprating Systems and natively with Unity3D

Doesn't work on mac

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@Stijncat JavaScript is a scripting language used for websites. Outside of web work, you will never see it being used.

Java is a full featured multi platform programming language. You can use it for computer programs, server programs, web applets and more.

Java is to JavaScript as fun is to funeral ;)

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@Stijncat JavaScript is a scripting language used for websites. Outside of web work, you will never see it being used.

Java is a full featured multi platform programming language. You can use it for computer programs, server programs, web applets and more.

Java is to JavaScript as fun is to funeral ;)

Thanks for the info, it makes sense now :P

Yet, Unity3D (IIRC and AFAIK) uses Javascript. If I still use C# insted of JavaScript in Unity3D, will that break the scripting when moving too Mac OS X and Linux?

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@Stijncat JavaScript is a scripting language used for websites. Outside of web work, you will never see it being used.

Java is a full featured multi platform programming language. You can use it for computer programs, server programs, web applets and more.

Java is to JavaScript as fun is to funeral ;)

Javascript is natively supported in the game engine Unity3D. Alongside C#.

It does seem like C# is the more used one of the two.

 

I heard my teacher once says JS is more used in North America, whereas C# is more used in Europe (but I doubt this).

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Honestly the hardest part of learning a programming language is learning the libraries that come along with it and learning how to take advantage of those libraries. Most programming languages are made up of syntax at it's core.

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Honestly the hardest part of learning a programming language is learning the libraries that come along with it and learning how to take advantage of those libraries. Most programming languages are made up of syntax at it's core.

Library is like .net, correct?

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Thanks for the info, it makes sense now :P

Yet, Unity3D (IIRC and AFAIK) uses Javascript. If I still use C# insted of JavaScript in Unity3D, will that break the scripting when moving too Mac OS X and Linux?

No.

You can still edit your JS files in the Unity3D engine when programming and when you have a compiled program (the final game, a .exe) it will also work because the engine compiles the code.

 

Library is like .net, correct?

I think library is like all the engine/language specific functions and such.

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