Game Coding

joelmagar

joelmagar

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alright, ive been ok with the coding that needs to be done in visual C++ and C# and so far my favorite program is Dark GDK but i want to get more into whats needed to code right, are there any good books or anything that would help with this, I also need to learn more about the AI
 
C++ is really basic... tbh. I'm learning javascript and you "can" program games on it but it's also very basic too. Java is where you should start to look at.
 
Java Downloads From Sun

You can get the basics there. I would go with the basic JDK unless you need something extra. With that you have all you need. You can code in notepad and compile and run via cmd line. If you want an IDE there are plenty to choose from. You've got Eclipse, NetBeans, BlueJ, the list goes on.
 
Nightrain said:
Java Downloads From Sun

You can get the basics there. I would go with the basic JDK unless you need something extra. With that you have all you need. You can code in notepad and compile and run via cmd line. If you want an IDE there are plenty to choose from. You've got Eclipse, NetBeans, BlueJ, the list goes on.
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Thanks for the tips.
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No problem guys. You can find all the documentation you need on Sun's website as well. Just google java and whatever you are looking for will usually get you an answer too.

There are a lot of good books. Your local libraries might even have some. There's always online tutorials somewhere I'm sure. I usually go the book route, but I'm sure there are plenty.

Java's a pretty cool language. Seems to be decent money in it too. Last semester I wrote a search engine app which turned out pretty cool, and for my own pleasure a D&D style character creator which was a fun experience as well.

Just give yourselves goals and little projects and you will learn a ton!
 
C++ is really basic... tbh. I'm learning javascript and you "can" program games on it but it's also very basic too. Java is where you should start to look at.
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I don't believe any serious commercial games will ever be done in Java. And C++ isn't basic, it's old but that doesn't make it bad. You don't hang around for nearly 30 years by being mediocre.

If you want to seriosuly program games look at DirectX and possible OpenGL. I'd lean towards DirectX because most developers make games for windows.
 
Cromewell said:
I don't believe any serious commercial games will ever be done in Java. And C++ isn't basic, it's old but that doesn't make it bad. You don't hang around for nearly 30 years by being mediocre.

If you want to seriosuly program games look at DirectX and possible OpenGL. I'd lean towards DirectX because most developers make games for windows.
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QFT, you could also try some of the new and hip stuff like CUDA and openCL
 
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