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C# or Javascript?

Discussion in 'WebGL' started by Caphalem, Sep 22, 2015.

  1. Caphalem

    Caphalem

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    WebGL is a Javascript API and so when Unity builds a WebGL project it translates your code to Javascript. When we're writing scripts we have a choice of either writing them in C# or Javascript.
    My question is: if I am planning on making a game for the WebGL platform wouldn't it be better for me to code the scripts in Javascript opposed to C# or does it make little to no difference in the end result?
     
    Caphalem, Sep 22, 2015
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  2. Marco-Trivellato

    Marco-Trivellato

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    There is no advantage in using js, because the scripts need to be converted anyway: C#/JS => Intermediate Language => Native C/C++ => LLVM bitcode => Javascript
     
    Marco-Trivellato, Sep 22, 2015
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  3. Caphalem

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    Oh... Totally forgot about the Native C/C++ part lol. Thanks!
     
    Caphalem, Sep 22, 2015
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  4. Eric5h5

    Eric5h5

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    Also Unityscript isn't Javascript anyway. It may be called that in the docs, but it's a very different language (which is why it's referred to as Unityscript around here).

    --Eric
     
    Eric5h5, Sep 23, 2015
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