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Hi,

I am thinking about learning a new language for game development. Which one would you advise me to learn? Visual Basic or C++???
Please give pros and cons.

THanks

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Hi,

I am thinking about learning a new language for game development. Which one would you advise me to learn? Visual Basic or C++???
Please give pros and cons.

THanks

Visual Basic
- easier to learn

C++
- better performance
- more game libraries available
- can be portable to other platforms

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VB is generally considered a toy. OK for your own personal enjoyment but not very well supported in commercial world. Managed .NET may change that perception in the future.

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C or C++. Unless you do a lot of crafty programming, VB is bulky, and simply an awful tool for game creation.

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