Re: 1/2 OT: Programming Languages for XSI

[squid <squid(at)3d-palace.com>]

Before the python crowd really get going  I'd like to stick my oar in 
and cast a vote for JScript.

while jscript is an object oriented language it's also a classless 
language that,  really does  benefit from a prototypical inheritance
design pattern. i find it a much more fluid coding experience than the 
(arguably) stoic classicism  of python although, the bigger the  
codebase gets the more python /classical OO starts to make sense.

true that returns from xsi can be a pain in the arse at times but a 
large portion of that can be factored out by wrapping/re-writing the vb 
code/commands  into something more accessible to javascript.

other plus points for me are net view access/coding (ajax in netview is 
actually fun and impresses the neighbours) the very smooth transition to 
C# or JScript.net (or even c++ if the mood takes you), there's no 
messing about with external libs/installs and, syntactically, it's very 
similar to piccolo.

in essense, a lightweight and fully functional language that has a ton 
of support in xsi.

once you need access to database/dx9/xna my first choice would have to 
be C#.net.

of course, all in my opinion.

jon
squid(at)3d-palace.com

Prapas Akie wrote:
> Hello,
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> I’ve been granted a temporary window out of the production pipeline 
> and am being sent to learn a new programming language.
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> Ideally, I’d like to use this new tool to expand my use of XSI and 
> eventually use it with Behaviour.
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> I have a background in programming (cobol, fortran, pascal, basic) 
> which means getting into structure and logic of this new language 
> should not be a problem.
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> I’ve heard a few opinions about Python over VBscript.
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> Is there something better out there compatible with XSI and Behaviour?
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> What holds the best results with the most potential (if possible)?
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> If anyone has some real world experiences and their opinion on this 
> that they’d like to share, that will be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks and have a goodday.
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> Akie Prapas
> Infographiste 3D VFX
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