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Godot allows you to write code in languages other than Go? I thought it was a Go-specific library

laszlokorte 6y ago
It actually does not relate to Go at all. It's a game engine and allows you to write scripts in it's own scripting language (which kind of looks like python), C#, and a visual graph language.
- hobofan 6y ago
  And via GDNative in theoretically any language (and practically at least C, C++, Rust).
  - mhh__ 6y ago
    The D bindings were also ok last time I checked. I wish they didn't go with C#, I keep trying to use const-correctness and getting annoyed
seniorivn 6y ago
https://godotengine.org/features https://godotengine.org/features It has nothing to do with the go language, just a coincidence >More choices than any other engine. GDScript Python-like scripting language, designed to make games with zero hassle. Learn why our community loves it. Full C# 8.0 support using Mono. Full C++ support without needing to recompile the engine using GDNative. Visual scripting using blocks and connections. Additional languages with community-provided support for Rust, Nim, D and other languages. Built-in editor with syntax highlighting, real-time parser and code completion. Integrated documentation. Browse and search the whole API offline, without leaving the editor.
colejohnson66 6y ago
The name has nothing to do with Go the language; Just coincidence. It was taken from a play called Waiting for Godot.[0] Internally, everything is C++ (and your code can also be written in it), but the bundled scripting language is called GDScript (it’s a bit of a mixture of Python, Lua, and others with some extra unique syntax sugar). However, it does support bindings to other languages. The most common being C# (using Mono), but people have gotten Rust to work (among others). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
- Wezl 6y ago
  I didn't know that about the name. Should we pronounce it /ˈɡɒdoʊ/ like wikipedia says the play's name is pronounced?
  - colejohnson66 6y ago
    I’ve used to pronounce it “go dot,” but then I heard a few YouTubers say it like that (/ˈɡɒdoʊ/), and I’ve been saying it like that since.

It actually does not relate to Go at all. It's a game engine and allows you to write scripts in it's own scripting language (which kind of looks like python), C#, and a visual graph language.

hobofan 6y ago
And via GDNative in theoretically any language (and practically at least C, C++, Rust).
- mhh__ 6y ago
  The D bindings were also ok last time I checked. I wish they didn't go with C#, I keep trying to use const-correctness and getting annoyed

seniorivn 6y ago

https://godotengine.org/features https://godotengine.org/features It has nothing to do with the go language, just a coincidence >More choices than any other engine. GDScript Python-like scripting language, designed to make games with zero hassle. Learn why our community loves it. Full C# 8.0 support using Mono. Full C++ support without needing to recompile the engine using GDNative. Visual scripting using blocks and connections. Additional languages with community-provided support for Rust, Nim, D and other languages. Built-in editor with syntax highlighting, real-time parser and code completion. Integrated documentation. Browse and search the whole API offline, without leaving the editor.

colejohnson66 6y ago

The name has nothing to do with Go the language; Just coincidence. It was taken from a play called Waiting for Godot.[0] Internally, everything is C++ (and your code can also be written in it), but the bundled scripting language is called GDScript (it’s a bit of a mixture of Python, Lua, and others with some extra unique syntax sugar). However, it does support bindings to other languages. The most common being C# (using Mono), but people have gotten Rust to work (among others). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot

Wezl 6y ago
I didn't know that about the name. Should we pronounce it /ˈɡɒdoʊ/ like wikipedia says the play's name is pronounced?
- colejohnson66 6y ago
  I’ve used to pronounce it “go dot,” but then I heard a few YouTubers say it like that (/ˈɡɒdoʊ/), and I’ve been saying it like that since.