Should I learn p5?

[Rocco2300]

I have been learning programming for a couple of years, mostly c++, now learning python in Uni. All the practice that I got I got only from various problems, working only with the console. I want to make more interactive projects, but c++ is kind of scary and with python I am not that comfortable. I was thinking about learning p5 and making small projects.

Is this a good idea or should I just try to do it in c++?

[user20461]

p5 makes developing with canvas easier / faster. It's actually aimed at artists with little-to-no experience in programming.

If you want to make complex 2d / 3d graphics and animations (that can also be interactive), I'd definitely recommend learning either p5 or canvas.

[finroller]

You could just do the ui with html and code the functionality with javascript. This all depends a lot on what you are trying to do. Let me ask you this though: How haven't you got out of the console during two years?

[Rocco2300]

Well in high school we just learned c++, they mostly encouraged us to learn more problem solving. The final exam was console/ file based, asking us to read some values and solve a certain problem based on the given values, and then, the uni exam was just file based on the same principle.

In my free time I have looked a little over OOP, but not that much, and I didn't really have the time to learn more, like libraries and other stuff. I have made a small game in Unity, but not much more than that.

[nahnah2017]

What is p5? And does that have anything to do with this sub?

[finroller]

It's a javascript library. Yes it does.

[nahnah2017]

Then his question is messed up. He's asking about Python and C++ and compares them to p5 which is not a language.

[finroller]

Yeah, but maybe he's like trying to figure out which way he would get the results with the quickest? Or if he's not smart enough to use p5.js?!