Hey Guys,
Ive been wondering how you guys learnt JavaScript/UnityScript.
I have had some trouble learning scripting as the tutorials i do do not involve thinking or effort on your part to code as they give you the code, sure you can analyze the code but im finding it hard to learn that way. The only programming experience is with Visual Basic 2010.
Thanks,
Nick
I just started learning very recently and have no background in coding. I did many tutorials and only learned a small amount as well. What is working best for me is now that i know how Unity works and can somewhat see how some scripting works, I try making my own small games only referencing the tutorials code if I absolutely have to and I reference the documentation to try to find something that works for what im scripting and last case scenario after I feel I cant find anything on it I post here or in Unity Answers but i prefer to not get direct answers and only hints for me to figure it out. Referencing the documentation and sometimes tutorials for ways to make my code work not only makes me better grasp what everything does but it also teaches me things that I might can use later. So my recommendation is to try to jump in head first once you understand how the Unity interface works and have an idea of how scripts go together from the tutorials.
Type in tornadotwins on youtube. Go on the one that calls itself outdated; it isn’t, and the tutorial is really good.
thats how i got started with unity, i still havn’t really learnt much scripting wise.
Have you checked out the Walker Bros course?
I have but i found it a bit confusing, maybe im asking for too much =/
Actually for me the most easy way to learn js was simply looking in the unity scripting manual. Just read all the commands it’s got - there is usually always a code snippet you can pull out and learn, then it all drops into place.
i think i might look there some more, anyone else know of any good sources?
What hippocoder said is right. Look in the manual. The scripting reference is where it got me learning and partly because of reading the forum especially the scripting section. Look at problems people have and sometimes when people post solutions try it out. Open a new project type what people have. I guess what you need isn’t see and learn, it’s more like do and learn. Personally i am someone like this.
Can’t stand watching even 20 mins of youtube tutorials. If you really want you can also take a look at this.http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/34015-Newbie-guide-to-Unity-Javascript-%28long%29
I learnt a lot by watching these excellent n00b tutorials:
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/26785-Unity-Jump-Start-Video-Tutorials
Looking in the manual is good if you already know how to program in at least one language, but many people trying Unity are like I was 18 months ago, no programming knowledge. I certainly found the Tornado Twins YouTube videos very useful. brokenploy’s link also looks very interesting.
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This is exactly what I did, and I learned where to put semicolons from Unity’s frequent angry warning messages. UnityScript is my very first script I learned, and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I expected. Jump right in.
Rob