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The "Nasal" programming language built into FG is syntactically very close to C and C++, it looks a lot like JavaScript - so you could run your own code inside FG without having to build FG from source, no need for compilers or an IDE. FlightGear IS the run time environment for Nasal code. | The "Nasal" programming language built into FG is syntactically very close to C and C++, it looks a lot like JavaScript - so you could run your own code inside FG without having to build FG from source, no need for compilers or an IDE. FlightGear IS the run time environment for Nasal code. | ||
If you are looking for immediate results, Nasal is probably the most promising route - simply because you don't need to look into all the tedious, non-coding related issues. | If you are looking for immediate results, Nasal is probably the most promising route - simply because you don't need to look into all the tedious, non-coding related issues. Here's an overview giving you a rough idea about recent Nasal related efforts: | ||
{{Nasal Efforts}} | |||
For example, the tutorial system built into FG is entirely implemented in scripting space, and fully XML-configurable: [[Tutorials]] | For example, the tutorial system built into FG is entirely implemented in scripting space, and fully XML-configurable: [[Tutorials]] | ||