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glimmy · Mar 13th, 2008, 7:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Grich

Be different, start with COBOL, RPG, MODULA-2, PL/I or that cool one FORTRAN.

Or perhaps Whitespace or Brainf*ck

Infinite Recursion · Mar 13th, 2008, 9:06 AM

No, no... start with a row of switches, up for 1 down for 0 then a button of some sort to submit it to memory.

I agree with the comment that you will need to learn programming in general before you try to right a game. Python would certainly be well suited for that.

Grich · Mar 13th, 2008, 5:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infinite Recursion

I agree with the comment that you will need to learn programming in general before you try to right a game. Python would certainly be well suited for that.

That's what I was getting at with that comment with COBOL and FORTRAN. It doesn't really matter what language you start with, you have to learn programming, you can't just jump straight into game development.

jamesdman · Apr 21st, 2008, 12:23 AM

I know.... My English sucks also. An actual programming language isn't the best way to start if you don't have much of a technical background.
Learn pseudocode first.
Then learn to put it into something like raptor. Soon afterwards you will start understanding the basics of it all.

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Apr 21st, 2008, 12:23 AM	#24
jamesdman Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC,USA Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Re: What Language should I start with I know.... My English sucks also. An actual programming language isn't the best way to start if you don't have much of a technical background. Learn pseudocode first. Then learn to put it into something like raptor. Soon afterwards you will start understanding the basics of it all. Last edited by jamesdman; Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:35 AM.

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