Postby Tycho » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:52 am
As for Java,
Java is a nice language to use for beginners for the following reasons.
1) Platform Independent - Doesn't matter where you write the code, it will run on any Java machine 99% of the time.
2) GUI build in - unlike C & C++, Java has its own user interface system built in.
3) The syntax is pretty easy. Not IBM 370 Assembler easy, but easy enough.
4) It has a lot of programming constructs built in. Linked lists, Database access, networking: all built into Java. Cuts down on the amount of coding neccessary.
A word of caution though. Games (or any program bigger than Hello World) take a lot of work. Don't expect to sit down one day w/ Java and get up with a game programmed. If you want to do that, there are several "Game Authoring" tools that allow you to ignore most the the programming aspects of games. I am embarking on a Java gaming project, so if you want some help/code, let me know.
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