Scripting Language Options

[hurstshifter]

Hey Guys,

I've decided that I'd like to start learning a higher level scripting language on the side while I am primarily working on C/++ projects. I was hoping I could get some opinions on a language that would be fun to learn and useful to boot. This language does not have to be catered towards game development as I really want to learn something that is versatile and could be applied to many different applications.

[Falco Girgis]

If it isn't necessarily game development related then I would say Python or Ruby. Perhaps Perl.

Python and ESPECIALLY Ruby are both powerful languages. Ruby is becoming increasingly dominant for high-level scripting language use these days.

[ismetteren]

My only experience with scripting languages is Python which i have used to solve some of the problems on http://projecteuler.net/ and i've found it very usefull for that.

[eatcomics]

I myself have been wanting to look into ruby, but I'm not sure what I would use if for, can someone gimme some examples or something...

Ps. I am too lazy to google this (unless you guys are too lazy to tell me)

[hayk0510]

+1 for Python.

I am making games with it right now, as well as developing apps and utilities for my desktop, and just starting to make web apps with Django, which I think it is going to be a very popular framework in the near future. Plus Python is included in almost all Linux Distros. I mean, unless you are writing game engines or libraries, there isn't any reason that you cannot use Python for game development. (Indie game development on the PC that is. I'm not talking about AAA titles or console games)

[Kros]

+1 for Python.

I am making games with it right now, as well as developing apps and utilities for my desktop, and just starting to make web apps with Django, which I think it is going to be a very popular framework in the near future. Plus Python is included in almost all Linux Distros. I mean, unless you are writing game engines or libraries, there isn't any reason that you cannot use Python for game development. (Indie game development on the PC that is. I'm not talking about AAA titles or console games)

Awesome signature. I lol'd

edit: I have nothing on topic to add.

[ansatsusha_gouki]

I've been thinking about learning Python every since I got my Associate's Degree this past March...Havent really program nothing since then...I need to get off my lazy ass and go back to programming...I'm only lazy because my last projec for my Programming degree was brutal...

[Bludklok]

I've been thinking about learning Python every since I got my Associate's Degree this past March...Havent really program nothing since then...I need to get off my lazy ass and go back to programming...I'm only lazy because my last projec for my Programming degree was brutal...

I've been in you're position many times before.

[Kros]

The grammar rape, it hurts.