Should I start with Skript or Plugins?

[Adrenalize]

I know coding with plugins is better, but would skript help solidify my knowledge and help with coding later on? If not, why would anyone use skript?

 

[TheRealDan]

If your serious/interested about getting into programming, whether that's a career or just for personal reasons/projects then you should skip Skript and start with plugins.

The Skript plugin was a great idea, but unfortunately people have taken it the wrong way. Its by no means a replacement, and especially not something you should choose over java/plugins when given the option. Ideally Skript would be used by server owners/admins who need to add simple features/mechanics in situations where you don't have access to a 'developer', it's not some kind of solo field that someone should aim to excel in.

 

[AntiMatter]

Gonna have to say plugins Skript is really just for quick and dirty things, don't bother spending more than an afternoon learning it.

I'm gonna get hate I know it

 

[Adrenalize]

Okay thanks! I was planning to take summer courses, just wanting to do this as a hobby (life goal: make a minigame or edit mob behavior for minecraft)

I currently only use SoloLearn for java, and prefer not to look at videos but rather, go ,my own pace. Any recommendations how to excel even more?

 

[TheRealDan]

Okay thanks! I was planning to take summer courses, just wanting to do this as a hobby (life goal: make a minigame or edit mob behavior for minecraft)

I currently only use SoloLearn for java, and prefer not to look at videos but rather, go ,my own pace. Any recommendations how to excel even more?

Personally I have never found any good video tutorials regarding plugin development, I basically got to where I am now by messing around, Google, asking on Spigot and lots of time. If you already have some Java knowledge then you should be able to start with Spigot, honestly best thing you can do to advance is practice, so set yourself a target (what you want to create) and then work out how to get there.

 

[Atmazphere]

Skript is downright ugly. Start with plugins, you'll get more knowledge out of it rather than Skript.

 

[Adrenalize]

I don't know much java yet so I think I should start with Java. So what should I use to learn java rather than bukkit api?

Personally I have never found any good video tutorials regarding plugin development, I basically got to where I am now by messing around, Google, asking on Spigot and lots of time. If you already have some Java knowledge then you should be able to start with Spigot, honestly best thing you can do to advance is practice, so set yourself a target (what you want to create) and then work out how to get there.

 

[TricksterPlays]

If you just want to code basic plugins, go for skript and not waste your time learning a language if you have no interest in that field. But if you wanna go into programming start off by Java.


(You can make minigames in skript. But they aren't the best i would say)

 

[Adrenalize]

I want to get a job out of

If you just want to code basic plugins, go for skript and not waste your time learning a language if you have no interest in that field. But if you wanna go into programming start off by Java.


(You can make minigames in skript. But they aren't the best i would say)

it, so I guess I will but currently I just want to make a minigame. I still don't know where to start, the oracle tutorial is hard to navigate so I don't approve.

 

[Sentiinel]

I started with Skript and made a few really cool simple plugins! But the languages are so different that if I could go back I would start with Java. Yes, it is more complicated and all the good tutorials I have found are very outdated but Java is more powerful. Search up Pogostick29Dev on Youtube for some Java tutorials.

 

[Irantwomiles]

Skript, Java. No correlation found