Catching up with LSL

[JarodGodel]

Hey. Is LSL Portal still the best place for LSL help? I haven't scripted LSL in a decade, and would like to see what's new.

 

[Khamon]

rotations, wait, that’s not new

 

[JarodGodel]

Hah. Fair. Very fair.

 

[Soen Eber]

They do keep updating LSL with new functions, many of which are quite useful. It is still a toy language, however.

 

[JarodGodel]

They do keep updating LSL with new functions, many of which are quite useful. It is still a toy language, however.

Good to know. Thanks.

 

[Romana]

I went looking for LSL for a thing I was thinking to build --- well, assemble from full-perm parts, since I can't do mesh -- and help is what I did not find. Plenty of scripts for doing usual things like teleports, but not how to combine or tweak them. Perhaps I was expecting to much, like "LSL for Dummies".

 

[Noodles]

I went looking for LSL for a thing I was thinking to build --- well, assemble from full-perm parts, since I can't do mesh -- and help is what I did not find. Plenty of scripts for doing usual things like teleports, but not how to combine or tweak them. Perhaps I was expecting to much, like "LSL for Dummies".

I am mediocre at coding but really great at "mashing two things together". I have thought about trying to do a blog post or even pitch a Builders Brewery Class on the concept but I am not reliable enough to actually keep that level of schedule.

 

[Free]

Plenty of scripts for doing usual things like teleports, but not how to combine or tweak them. Perhaps I was expecting to much, like "LSL for Dummies".

LSL 101

wiki.secondlife.com

LSL is often referred to as a "toy scripting language," but like any programming language it has a structure, variables, functions and so on that you really should learn to some degree before you go about breaking down others' scripts and rewriting them or gluing them together.

Also, a lot of learning resources are here:

LSL Tutorial

wiki.secondlife.com

There are also many youtube channels discussing how to write your own LSL code. One by Rebecca Davis is notable for the dozens (and dozens) of videos and breadth of coverage of the topic.