15 replies to this topic

[ETHANATOR360]

hey guys i just purchased a raspberry pi for programming and i wanted to know what are some good ways to learn more about computers with the little device

[Tiin57]

Learn Python. Any other language won't serve you too well; Python is what the Pi was made for.

[ETHANATOR360]

i have been learning python and i want to try some stuff with minecraft pi edition

[Mads]

tiin57, on 15 May 2013 - 07:58 PM, said:

Learn Python. Any other language won't serve you too well; Python is what the Pi was made for.

C/C++ would be better, as it teaches you how to interact with the hardware(kind of). Assembly would be even better.

[M4sh3dP0t4t03]

ETHANATOR360, on 15 May 2013 - 09:10 PM, said:

i have been learning python and i want to try some stuff with minecraft pi edition

I think you have to learn ruby then, because I think the modding API for it is in ruby(I might be wrong)

[nutcase84]

KingOfNoobs, on 16 May 2013 - 05:42 AM, said:

ETHANATOR360, on 15 May 2013 - 09:10 PM, said:

i have been learning python and i want to try some stuff with minecraft pi edition

I think you have to learn ruby then, because I think the modding API for it is in ruby(I might be wrong)

There is ruby for McPi. Use python. It's quite easy, and similar to lua.

[Mads]

People, it doesn't have to be easy.

[ShadowedZenith]

Mads, on 16 May 2013 - 03:41 AM, said:

tiin57, on 15 May 2013 - 07:58 PM, said:

Learn Python. Any other language won't serve you too well; Python is what the Pi was made for.

C/C++ would be better, as it teaches you how to interact with the hardware(kind of). Assembly would be even better.

Not entirely true. The Raspberry Pi has an ARM processor and, since not all Assembly languages are the same (just compare the x86 assembly to ARM and you'll see), unless he's specifically targetting ARM everytime he develops after that, it's not going to be very beneficial except maybe in understanding the overall structure of an assembly program.

Edit: As for on topic, I'd have to agree that Python would be a good way to go.

[Sammich Lord]

There are several modding APIs for the RPi Minecraft edition. There is the Python one and a Node.js one. There are also quite a few others.

[jesusthekiller]

Learn. Java. Now.

[theoriginalbit]

jesusthekiller, on 16 May 2013 - 12:28 PM, said:

Learn. Java. Now.

No, just no....

On topic: I agree with Mads C/C++ would be best...

[M4sh3dP0t4t03]

I also agree with c/c++ as the best

[ETHANATOR360]

jesusthekiller, on 16 May 2013 - 12:28 PM, said:

Learn. Java. Now.

already know it and going to be developing android apps this summer and i also know C a liitle bit played around with format strings and stuff and about assembly i also want to learn the basics of it so i can use some features of the gnu de-bugger

[Mads]

ETHANATOR360, on 16 May 2013 - 01:33 PM, said:

already know it and going to be developing android apps this summer and i also know C a liitle bit played around with format strings and stuff and about assembly i also want to learn the basics of it so i can use some features of the gnu de-bugger

I don't reccomend learning ASM on the raspi, you're much better off with learning Intel x86 Assembly, as it is the most widely supported(learn the 32-bit "mode").

[jesusthekiller]

I was just kidding with java...

Use C++ (aka cpp) for small and medium things.

[Zudo]

Python.