Old 04-01-2007, 06:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I am not new to programming i can do php and thats about it i wanted to learn one of the better ones to make games with a gui. Whats a good and easy language to work with and do you have any links to good books or tuts?
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Old 04-01-2007, 11:59 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I am not new to programming i can do php and thats about it i wanted to learn one of the better ones to make games with a gui. Whats a good and easy language to work with and do you have any links to good books or tuts?
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First, you need to reserarch "programming" itself. You need to learn what it does, where it's used, what it's done, and what the difference is between other languages.

DO NOT learn a visual language. Yeah it helps you if you're new but for me it was just a waste. It's not that good. I'd have preferred to have learn another language.

I recommend C++.

It's powerful.
It's what "the industry" uses. Games such as WoW, Guild Wars and EVE Online were coded in C/C++.

It's just a great thing to learn, especially if you're planning to pursue it as a career (Programmer).

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I would suggest C, C++ probably will not be popular that long aside of gaming, Most things are coded in C such as most OS, Even on cell phones and Cable. And so are most languages.
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java is also pretty good, easier than C, and you can make applet with it
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I suggest C++ for various reasons, some of which AtomSlap already stated.

C++ is the way to go for me!


Not to sound like a broken record, but please read the stickies for any learning resources. Good luck!
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I am not new to programming i can do php and thats about it i wanted to learn one of the better ones to make games with a gui. Whats a good and easy language to work with and do you have any links to good books or tuts?
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build mmorpg use your Php skill
or like me.. learn c again
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DO NOT learn a visual language. Yeah it helps you if you're new but for me it was just a waste. It's not that good. I'd have preferred to have learn another language.
that's odd but that a very good.. can u explain more..
nope.. plz.. explain to everyone too why don't choose visual

>>It's what "the industry" uses. Games such as WoW, Guild Wars and EVE Online were coded in C/C++.
how about c#?

need a free.. i suggest try java
>.java is also pretty good, easier than C, and you can make applet with it
yap.. but remember.. its a matter of person not a matter of programing
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If you already know PHP, the transition to C shouldn't be too difficult.
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mebbe starting with c then c++ and java
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if you know the basics of a language another language is easy to learn, it's just written differently

Again. I recommend C because most thing are written in C such as many programming languages and its faster than C++ and Java. And more powerful.
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if you know the basics of a language another language is easy to learn, it's just written differently

Again. I recommend C because most thing are written in C such as many programming languages and its faster than C++ and Java. And more powerful.
C is not more powerful than C++.
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