i haven't been too much in touch with the scripting system, as stonetrip provides the most essential frameworks (fps, car/driving, showcase), so for the most basicthings it's just drag'n'drop your models into the framework.
if you always worked with c-like languages, it's a change over, sure. if-then-end, ~=, no ";" are unusual at first. plus, it's completely object-oriented that i'm not used to yet.
of course, you're free to start from the very beginning and build your own framework. try it, the PLE version is free and offers everything except for publishing.