I'd pick Eclipse just because I can switch freely between Java and Python. Now, if there were a way to debug Unity with Visual Studio... (apparently that's on their to-do list)
Languages and Useful Libraries: A library for those wondering is just a fancy name for some code other people have written that you can use along with your own code to accomplish a specific task, such as making games. ActionScript 3 - link The language of Flash, great for web based indie games and as renderhjs has shown,…
In your collective opinion, would it make sense to dive into C# directly, or to take a detour through Python-ville? I've done a teeny tiny bit of Python in school, have a very, very basic grasp on Javascript and (as seen somewhere above) Maxscript.. Then again i guess it depends on what i'd like to do with it in the end.…
MEL and Python reference - http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/maya2012/en_us/index.html (Under Technical Documentation. Commands is MEL) Dev C++ was a nice IDE for C++ - http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html Thanks for this thread Ben. How many of you guys are enrolled for the Stanford courses?
Applications, Tools, and Utilities: An IDE short for Integrated Development Environment for those wondering is just a fancy text editor that makes common programming tasks easier. They look pretty intimidating when you first open them up (I still get scared sometimes...). But with a few tutorials, blind experimentation, or…
Android Game Programming libgdx - really nice cross platform game library for android development. runs natively under windows, linux, mac OS, and Android. No more emulator needed :) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLx_72qxK_0&feature=player_embedded[/ame] AndEngine- 2D OpenGl engine for android. might want to add Wing…
@cw & r_fletch_r: It's great to see some MaxScript people popping in here to help. Are there any good links for the language reference or beginner tutorials? I don't have much to add to the list on MaxScript. There's a bunch of stuff on Tech-Artists wiki but nothing easily accessible for beginners. @SimonT: Sorry I can't…
originated from a message conversation: yes it's popular with game scripting (realtime system integration), I use it a lot for all kinds of tasks (many people would use python for that, which I never got into). Scripting languages like Lua are useful to "generate code", I've used Lua to generate maxscript code or shader…