For want we use vJASS

[HammerFist132]

Hello. I have few questions bout vJass. And pls if you can answer we by PM because I have many post in last two days and I cannot remember all things. Ofc if answer look very useful +rep. I am almost good in Gui but I see to many work and with vJass. And i want to try myself with vJass but first to get some information .

What is better Gui or Jass and why?
Is vJASS hard?
And can i do some things with vJass, but not and with gui?
What you can suggest me for start?
Do I need some tools?


Pls send me PM with answers and ofc best answer +rep

 

[shinji]

I heard that in vJass it's easier to make special effects and spells. But GUI is easier to use for common things. There's nothing that you can't do in GUI if it can be done in vJass. (But you need a lot of custom scripts)

 

[Dr Super Good]

So you can place globals anywhere you want. Also name spaces makes modular coding more easy.

 

[Arhowk]

Hello. I have few questions bout vJass. And pls if you can answer we by PM because I have many post in last two days and I cannot remember all things. Ofc if answer look very useful +rep. I am almost good in Gui but I see to many work and with vJass. And i want to try myself with vJass but first to get some information .

What is better Gui or Jass and why?
Is vJASS hard?
And can i do some things with vJass, but not and with gui?
What you can suggest me for start?
Do I need some tools?


Pls send me PM with answers and ofc best answer +rep

1) Yes, Jass is way better because GUI is so limited, so inefficient, so slow to write, prone to leaks, cannot call custom functions . . .
2) Its easier than Jass once you get the hang of it
3) You cant do local variables, you cant inline functions, you cant call custom functions, you cant use a much wider variety of functions that GUI does not include, as i say the list go on
4) Start easy, look at some demos and some JASS-written spells and see how they look,
5) JassHelper and JNGP ofc

 

[Hashjie]

Since Arhowk already gave some excellent reasons why to move on to Jass instead of staying with GUI.
Here are some things that can help you get started if you want to.

Here you can download JNGP:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...456/how-download-install-confige-jngp-160547/

Start off with Jass by reading some tutorials and exploring by yourself.
I suggest you take a look here:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...als-280/beginning-jass-tutorial-series-30765/

Converting GUI triggers to Jass for learning experience can be helpfull.
But do learn how to efficiently create your own Jass triggers instead of using converted GUI triggers.

Use the function list when using JNGP.
It contains all the Jass natives that you need so that you know how to use them.

Having any programming experience can help sufficiently in learning Jass.
But it's not nessecary.

Reading tutorials is always good.
Take a look in the Jass tutorial forum located here:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/jass-ai-scripts-tutorials-280/


Here is the documentation of JassHelper for moving on to vJass when you feel ready:
http://www.wc3c.net/vexorian/jasshelpermanual.html

vJass gives you a Object-oriented programming environment.


I wish you good luck reaching beyond your GUI limits.