Go download python (free) and play around with it till you can make functions and simple text based games. Then you can continue on either Java or Action script. Also if your not willing to either have a career in it or spend hours on it, then forget it.
Ok, when I saw the stuff about BASIC and Python first I was.. Umm.. suprised.
I don't think python is much like AS3, but then neither do I know it well. But I know that Python depends on indents, not like as3. Also Python is a bit like... what's it called. Ahh.. you can do it with instanty executed one-line programs. Not AS3 at all.
I'd say dip straight into AS3, get some video tutorials off lynda.com/me(email on profile). And then get a book like: 'Learning ActionScript 3.0' or 'ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University'.
If you google for good ActionScript books then the first that will probably come up is 'Essential ActionScript 3.0'. It's a good book but not for you get it after you know quite a bit of AS3. I'm saying this because that book is not really for begginers. And to umm.. hard to read for your age(not meant to be anything else but good advice, I find it a slightly difficult book to read).
Ok, when I saw the stuff about BASIC and Python first I was.. Umm.. surprised.
BeastMode10 was refering to easy to learn languages and I put python up because it is easy.
But I know that Python depends on indents, .
It teaches you good coding style with indents.
Also Python is a bit like... what's it called. Ahh.. you can do it with instant executed one-line programs. Not AS3 at all.
No true. You can make full dynamic programs with python.
It's a good book but not for you get it after you know quite a bit of AS3. I'm saying this because that book is not really for begginers. And to umm.. hard to read for your age(not meant to be anything else but good advice, I find it a slightly difficult book to read).
AS3 is really not for beginners.
Fact is you can can try and learn as3 but it would be much harder and you will ultimately learn less and possibly develop bad habits.
I have heard (I dont know is this true) that with Game Maker programm you can create games rather easyly without coding.And its free to load!
Yeah that probably the best choice for inexperienced people.
No true. You can make full dynamic programs with python.
Yes true. What I meant is it had the possibility. I didn't say you cant make full programs. Plus, I knew you'd say that.
AS3 is really not for beginners.
Woah. I'll give you something that's not for begginers: C++.
I think that AS3 is very much for begginers as the function names are easy to understand and most of the vocabulary(code name stuff) almost makes perfect sense in plain english. Examples: addEventListener, Math.sin/cos/random, toString.
As for BASIC, can somebody point me to resources to expand my knowledge about it? Cos the most I got in touch is when I was 10, which was just about 10 commands in DarkBASIC which made almost no sense to me.
I suppose it depends on your mindset, TheAKGuy. If you have enough motivation to immediately learn ActionScript, then you should probably get started as early as possible. Else, you might want to consider easier languages to start out with.
If I were you, I'd start out with basic stuff, and maybe if you find it too easy, then you could move onto more advanced topics, like AS3.
I think definately does. Personally I consider Python quite hard. After I installed it I didn't know how to make any thing bigger than a one-line program through the shell. Plus I didn't know how to make the .py files comlie/run. So for the time being I quit and decided to learn it later.
