Hi,

with which programming language can I access the msfs sdk to programm stuff for msfs? Do I need objectoriented languages like c++ or can I use other languages either?

Mostly web... It's all webish like the hell...

 

Search for Web Assembly...

 

Mostly C++ or C#...

 

Look here: https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/index.htm#t=Programming_Tools%2FProgramming_Tools.htm

Edited October 26, 20214 yr by jcomm

For avionics as well running in inside the sim, JavaScript as well as wasm (c++ or rust compiled to wasm). Though JavaScript has more a first class citizen support in the sim.

Running outside the sim, any language you like as long you can access the simvars.

... that's we have come too - essentially writing in HTML.

coding, a lost art.

21 minutes ago, Mike S KPDX said:

... that's we have come too - essentially writing in HTML.

coding, a lost art.

Since when JavaScript became HTML, what nonsense is that?

Just use COBOL, my instructors in college 40 years ago swore it was all I should ever need.

Machine language.

So you're saying my BASIC coding skills won't allow me to create a "study level" An225 any time soon?

 

Here ya go - a friend told me this is making a big comeback - https://medium.com/@axayjha/getting-started-with-masm-8086-assembly-c625478265d8

For the OP, the link that jcomm gave is all you need to find out what you're up against (though I find his comments not totally useful).  That being said, the nature of your question reveals that the learning curve you're about to face is best described as a cliff, enjoy!

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by TheFamilyMan

3 hours ago, Paul J said:

Here ya go - a friend told me this is making a big comeback - https://medium.com/@axayjha/getting-started-with-masm-8086-assembly-c625478265d8

Oh my god, why did you have to remind me about segmented address space 16 bit processors? Now that's a bad dream that's best forgotten.  Long live the 68000!

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by TheFamilyMan

4 hours ago, FrankR409 said:

Just use COBOL, my instructors in college 40 years ago swore it was all I should ever need.

That's what one instructor said to me too. You'll never be unemployed if you know COBOL (ie common business language used in banks).  But, I ignored that advise after a semester of punch cards. 

1 hour ago, TheFamilyMan said:

For the OP, the link that jcomm gave is all you need to find out what you're up against (though I find his comments not totally useful).  That being said, the nature of your question reveals that the learning curve you're about to face is best described as a cliff, enjoy!

This could be the understatement of the century... lol

https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/index.htm#t=Additional_Information%2FFlight_Model_Physics.htm&rhsearch=depth&rhhlterm=depth&ux=search

 

3 hours ago, Paul J said:

Here ya go - a friend told me this is making a big comeback - https://medium.com/@axayjha/getting-started-with-masm-8086-assembly-c625478265d8

The AMD and Intel processors we use for Win10 gaming all use the AMD64 assembler - even if the hardware happens to be Intel.

I believe the only Intel processors that ever used Intel 64 was a few of the older Xeons with Linux - at least as far as I know, assembly languages for servers is a wee bit outside my area.

AMD64 is actually an extension of the original X86 assembler but with a lot more registers and a lot more features.

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick

12 hours ago, 737_800 said:

Hi,

with which programming language can I access the msfs sdk to programm stuff for msfs? Do I need objectoriented languages like c++ or can I use other languages either?

That depends on what you do. 

If you want to create programmatic addons that use SimConnect, then you need C++ when they are running inside the sim (aircraft systems modules, gauges). The C++ code is compiled into WASM by the MSFS plugin in VisualStudio (2017 and 2019 are currently supported). If the module is running outside of the sim you can use C++ or C# natively, and there are SimConnect wrappers for other languages out there too.

If you are creating aircraft instruments, it is HTML with Javascript.

If you need to write Animation code it is XML with RPN.

...and all combinations and variations of the above...

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by Lorby_SI