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 May 18 2011, 11:18 am
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I am new to byond and was interested because this programming language is amazing. Should I have background in a certain language? I only know html. haha. and how long do you think it would take for me to learn DM?
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ZBT Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
I would suggest reading the above, instead of the guides DJ dovis posted, Upon opening his first demo, I seen a ton of no-no's, even for novices. (This includes the Second Demo he posted.) | |
Leur wrote:
ZBT Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 hmmm kay kay, but what would you recommend knowledge wise? | |
DM is it's own language, it would help if you had some knowledge with OOP (Object Oriented Programming) However, no matter what the case would be, you would have to look through and find each of the different tools provided for you to use.
The DM Guide is there for some to learn by, however it may be a bit dated. So continue checking the DM Reference for all of the latest features, and such. How long it will take you to learn the language depends on you, and how much effort you're willing to put into it. It's not the same for everyone. | |
I would definitely not recommend using Dj dovis' libraries because he is clearly still learning the language himself, and you would only learn poor programming habits from him.
Usr abuse, colon abuse, and inconsistent syntax will do more harm than good for beginners. | |
Ok ye your right i am still learning but you cant expect me to code perfectly for my stage. If you could point out the problems in my demos i be glad to fix them.
Thankw for telling me that the second one is bugged too | |
Don't forget to keep in touch on the forums! They're especially great for asking questions and getting to know the community.
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I'll be glad to help out with any problems. I have been coding from 2007. I am not the best but I can fix some of your problems. If you need tutorials you can either ask me or check some of my tutorials I posted on Teka123's page at http://www.byond.com/members/Teka123/forum?forum=5 from where it says version 1.0 to 1.2 - I haven't posted much due to me coding my own game but feel free to use any sources from there.
Note: This was done when I was less experienced. About two years ago. I used the usr word. Just switch them with src . Good luck coding! Go out there and make the BYOND Community proud :) -Kingmasherr/Xirre | |
If you need some help to start with check out my demos:
http://www.byond.com/developer/Djdovis/NewWorldPart1
http://www.byond.com/developer/Djdovis/NewWorldPart2
The first one is bugged and is getting fixed but the second one is updated with more advanced stuff than the first one and would recommend to use the attack verb and deathcheck from the second one. Thats where the bug is in the first one. I have it fixed in the second one
Anyway good luck on programming on byond