C# or JavaScript. Which choose for Unity?

Engelard · 6 Mar 2019, 09:50

Hello guys. I downloaded Unity engine recently for sake AI practicing, and faced that the only code it accepts is C# or JavaScript. I read common stuff about both this languages, and still don't know which to select, so it would be(selected language) appliable in the future when i will be looking for the job.

I know only C++ now btw.

sierdzio · 6 Mar 2019, 10:33

Pick either one, both are good languages, both are popular (JavaScript is more popular and uglier), both have base syntax quite similar to C++.

JonB · 3 Jun 2019, 09:51

@Engelard
IMHO, having programmed in both for many years, JavaScript is just horrible/offensive but is very, very useful for future potential jobs, C# is lovely and far preferable for a good experience but may be (a lot) more limited for job prospects. And btw, although both have similar-ish syntax to C++, C# is a still a decently typed language and limits you to doing sensible things like you are used to, while JS lets you do anything you like and blow everything up....

ODБOï · wrote on 6 Mar 2019, 10:13

@Engelard https://answers.unity.com/questions/7528/how-should-i-decide-if-i-should-use-c-javascript-u.html

J.Hilk · wrote on 6 Mar 2019, 10:24

@Engelard
I would say go with JS,

If you learn that, at the very least it would come in handy when you decide to do something with QML ;-)

Engelard · 6 Mar 2019, 10:44

@sierdzio said in C# or JavaScript. Which choose for Unity?:

(JavaScript is more popular and uglier)

In what way it is uglier?) There is only two ugly things i see in C# is that it only may be applied on Windows, and second - it was made by Microsoft.

@LeLev said in C# or JavaScript. Which choose for Unity?:

@Engelard https://answers.unity.com/questions/7528/how-should-i-decide-if-i-should-use-c-javascript-u.html

That one is from 2009, but tnx anyway)

I Probably should explore and learn both, assuming that i already know one language, it should'nt be hard.

Thank you all for answers!

ODБOï · wrote on 6 Mar 2019, 10:44

@Engelard said in C# or JavaScript. Which choose for Unity?:

2009

and ? this is general topic, not a precise documentation, so the main ideas are still true, last activity on that topic was in 2016.

Note here is Qt forum not Unity3d

sierdzio · 7 Mar 2019, 15:39

@Engelard said in C# or JavaScript. Which choose for Unity?:

In what way it is uglier?) There is only two ugly things i see in C# is that it only may be applied on Windows, and second - it was made by Microsoft.

You're asking for opinion, so obviously I'm using my bias here. I very much agree with @JonB - JS is powerful, you can do really magical things with it, but it's very easy to make a mess out of it. No strong typing, horrible "class" syntax (with it's prototypes and whatnot) that is hard to understand. I prefer languages which offer a bit more organized structure (no wonder I'm a C++ guy :D ).