Nickyj1211

Hey, im new here, and im new to programming all together. I was just wondering what most current video games, both for consoles and for pc are written in. For example: (PC) Counterstrike, Doom 3, Battlefield2 and any games from next gen consoles... 360, PS3 and so forth. My programming teacher said its best to master C++ first because its the most versatile and once mastered, makes it easier to learn other languages. Whats the deal?

DaWei

It's a widely held opinion with a sound basis in reality. Won't make it easier to learn Mandarin, I don't think, or highly dissimilar programming languages.

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King

C++ is one of the most popular languages, and it is used a lot for game programming. But C++ is harder to learn the other languages, so may not be a good language to start with, but one you should pick up eventually. As far as game programming, for a lot of the popular games out there C++ and the DirectX API are used. The Xbox games are also coded using DirectX.. not sure about the other consoles tho.

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Nickyj1211

ok, i got you... thanks for the info.. And by the way, C++ is my first language, and i have taken a high school advanced and college level course and i would have to disagree, i think that it is a good first language... I mean, im a fast learner, but i found it very easy to pick it up and not very complicated.

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Toro

C++ looks rather easy after learning C. C isn't OOP but I think you have to learn C, IMHO, for fully master C++. A lot of games were also written in C but C++ would have to be the top programming language in the game-developing industry.

bl00dninja

judging from their trend over the past 10 years, i would say most of the first-party titles coming out for the nintendo revolution will probably be written in psuedocode.

JUST KIDDING!!! i don't want to hear all about how zelda 46 changed your life or how r0X0rz the stylus is for the DS. i've totally lost interest in them, and that's just a personal opinion.

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nnxion

Ask your programming teacher if he knows anyone that masters C++. If he names one, tell him that Link to an interesting thread on the subject. Please don't revive the thread though.

Most games are indeed written in C++. That most games are written in C++ doesn't mean that's the only choice. They could have been written in Delphi or anything else really. Often large game engines and libraries are used anyway, that often takes care of the performance-needed parts. If I were to write a game, I'd probably try to go for C#.

Just so you know, I sure as hell wouldn't write my game in C, I'd definitely choose an object-oriented language.

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Arevos

How many other computer languages do you know besides C++?

nnxion

I have a better idea, he says: So give him something a bit advanced and we can see if he can figure it out and still thinks it's "not very complicated".

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