How To Get Better at Coding with Code Monkey
You can use visual scripting for the simple aspects of the game and have code deal with the more complex side of the game. The right tool really does depend on the type of game you’re making and what you feel works best for you. Alternatively, you can mix both visual scripting and coding. com/gamedev.
Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick are joined by Hugo Cardoso, otherwise known as Code Monkey, to discuss ways of getting better at coding.
Hugo is a professional indie game developer with a bunch of successful games on Steam, under the studio Endless Loop. He’s been programming for over 20 years and has been using Unity for over a decade. He also has his own very popular YouTube channel called ‘Code Monkey’, where you can watch 100s of free videos varying from beginner to advanced tutorials.
We’re thrilled that Code Monkey teamed up with us for our Unity Turn Based Strategy course, well worth a look - https://www.gamedev.tv/p/unity-turn-based-strategy/?coupon_code=SUMMER
(*Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's very own Instructor extraordinaire. Tim Ruswick is a successful YouTuber and indie dev, who's created more than 30 games in the last 5 years (wow!), and joined GameDev.tv as our marketing monster).
Listen to the whole chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoYPbIKfkG8
Our 'AHA' moments
- Hugo has the Unity default Skybox as his background 😁
- When starting out, keep projects small
- Be clear when naming variables
- Write code as often as possible
- You can mix visual scripting with conventional coding
YouTube Channel.Until next time, happy dev'ing!