I want to start programming PC Games that use lots of graphics. Which Programming language or languages are best suited for computer graphics programming and WHY?:)
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Jump to PostDepends, are you thinking of doing 2d gaming or 3d.
3d -> hit the opengl repositories or check directx. Check out something called "ogre" as well.
2d ->you have many options. Languages like java can cope with 2d stuff and also flash.
Jump to PostJava is easier to debug than C++, unless you already know C++ inside out, C++ is a tiny bit faster at matrix calculations, otherwise java and C++ are comparable, they both use DirectX and OpenGL interfaces, and the VirtualMachine layer is passed-through very quickly. I'd rather have portable code that …
Jump to PostI want to start programming PC Games that use lots of graphics. Which Programming language or languages are best suited for computer graphics programming and WHY?
PC games actually use a lot of graphics, what you might have wanted to say was that how to make cool commercial games. ;)
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Jump to PostCall me old-skool, but I'm going to say that C++ is the only only only way to go. It completely compiled, doesn't rely on any middle-level interpretation software (no virtual machine). Visual Basic and Java are great, but when it comes to fast graphics, the C++ and OpenGL combination are …
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