Programming Switch homebrew - supported languages?

[Ondrashek06]

If I was to code some sort of .nro file to use in hbmenu, which options would I have? Is it possible to use smth like Python for it or does it need low-level programming?

 

[linuxares]

I don't think anyone made a python wrapper for devkitpro switch

 

[proconsule54]

If I was to code some sort of .nro file to use in hbmenu, which options would I have? Is it possible to use smth like Python for it or does it need low-level programming?

No low level programming, C/C++ is what you need to know.

 

[branleur]

There's PyNX for Python though it appears unmaintained. There's also nx.js for JavaScript, and LÖVE Potion with Lua.

 

[Ondrashek06]

There's PyNX for Python though it appears unmaintained. There's also nx.js for JavaScript, and LÖVE Potion with Lua.

Thanks, Lua is somewhat similar to Python.

Post automatically merged: Jan 26, 2024

No low level programming, C/C++ is what you need to know.

You meant to say "low-level programming only", as C/C++ are both low-level languages.

 

[Merlin80]

You meant to say "low-level programming only", as C/C++ are both low-level languages.

The level is getting lower and lower!

 

[Djakku]

Low level code is assembly, your code speak directly to the chip. best performance but can be tedious and more difficult.

Mid level is c/c++ as they need to be compiled with a compiler that will convert the code to the target architecture

High level / interpreter language are like python, lua, love potion and don't need to be compile but have a lesser performance.

Best is to use c/c++, there are a lot of libraries that have been ported to the switch.
You can of course use python and other interpreter language depending on what your application is.