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Hello, ๐Ÿ™‚

I created a new language called FuncSug. Its purpose is to make GUI programming in the browser easier and so game programming. The facility consists on eliminating asynchronism: In FuncSug, the code is no longer managed by an implicit/explicit global loop (I don't speak about implementation).

I intend, if I have time, to implement it for Godot as well. In FuncSug, the first tutorial of Godot would be roughly coded as this:

func showMessage(p_message):
	parallel exitWith branch 2 ||
		showIn(p_message, $MessageLabel)
	||
		waitSeconds(2)

parallel ||
	while true:
		# Start of game
		parallel exitWith branch 2 ||
			showMessage('Dodge the\nCreeps')
		||
			waitSeconds(1)
			awaitPressed($StartButton)
		get_tree().call_group(&"mobs", &"queue_free")
		score := 0
		$Player.start($StartPosition.position)
		
		# Middle of game
		parallel exitWith branch 1 ||
			awaitSignal('hit')
		||
			while true:
				playSoundFile('House In a Forest Loop.ogg')
		||
			showMessage('Get Ready')
			parallel ||
				while true:
					waitSeconds(1)
					score += 1
			||
				while true:
					waitSeconds(0.5)
					callgd spawnMob()
		
		# End of game
		parallel ||
			showMessage('Game Over')
		||
			playSoundFile('gameover.wav')
||
	while true:
		await score
		$ScoreLabel.text := score

The 'player.gd' and 'mob.gd' files would be keeped as they are. The "_on_MobTimer_timeout" function would be renamed as "spawnMob" and moved to 'mob.gd'. The timers wouldn't be needed any more.

Can you tell me what you think about it?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anything that makes Godot better is a good thing.

[โ€“] cli345 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] Reptorian 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't understand the code, but it's good to see you doing things.

[โ€“] cli345 2 points 1 day ago

Here, for example, is how the showMessage function would work:

  • $MessageLabel is a field defined by the programmer in Godot.
  • The showIn(p_message, p_place) function shows the message p_message in the field p_place.
  • waitSeconds(2) waits 2 seconds.
  • When the 2 seconds are elapsed, the second branch waitSeconds(2) is finished and so the parallel block is exited (because of exitWith branch 2) and the other branch (the first one) is definitely interrupted (because my parallel exitWith branch N does so).
  • The interruption of the first branch showIn(p_message, $MessageLabel) makes the $MessageLabel invisible.
[โ€“] cli345 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, it's very different from what is done in G'MIC. Here, the language is preferably adapted to user interactions. There aren't many in G'MIC. ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's a good learning experience, but a language isn't built over night...

[โ€“] cli345 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, that's why I hope others will be able to join me. In the meantime, you can try FuncSug in the Playground. ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have written GUI from scratch at least 2 times (rendering open gl and up) so I'll skip this time, I do wish you all luck though!

[โ€“] cli345 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you for your kind wish! ๐Ÿ™‚