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I suppose I'm coming at it from a different angle - I'm expecting my game to flop, but want to learn something from it. I'd rather that something learnt to include a "real" language rather than a script designed for one program. Of course, that's not to say I'll learn nothing while developing for Godot, but it is a factor for me.

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Well, you can use C# with mono or use GDNative. Personally, I think most are better off just using GDScript and focusing on their game. I say that because in r/godot there is always a lot of handwringing from newcomers who are wondering if they should skip ahead to something more advanced/common, but ultimately they want to make a game. If that's the case, I think GDScript is great. I think the real learning experience for any independent game developer is how to scope a project so that it is achievable with the resource constraints they have available. That's useful in all programming domains.

There are forks of Godot that use other languages[0].

You might still be able to learn algorithms and methods using Godot, but to me the primary reason to use a framework like Godot is to finish a game. You learn the framework to use the framework - the player isn't going to know or care either way.

[0]https://github.com/Vivraan/godot-lang-support

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