C++ or Java???

[Narb Cake]

I honestly say that you shouldn't be making any games if this is your first programming language. Also, if your creating your own engine, this is another problem. C++ has many game engines but I don't really know about Java.

 

[Varreon]

Even though I said c++ earlier, if you wanted a game to run through a webbrowser, it'd have to be Java.

 

[Shlorine]

c++ is hard but extremely fast
Java is easy but not that fast

if you want to write a game i strongly suggest java as it is simple to use, and fast enough. Thesedays java can have 3d games with top notch graphics, so it shouldn't be a problem handling some 2d game.

As Speljohan said, Java is good cause its easy and a applet an can be browsed as a webclient. But in the same time slow and drains a greater deal CPU etc.

C++ is faster but also as Johan said its harder aswell...

But i'd go for delphi its a variant of Pascal thats a bit modified so that in meen time you'il recognize much from the Java, c++, c# languages, This language is sort of advanced but prity easy to learn if you get into it... I'd go with this because its fast aswell as C++ and its the one im most comfortable with. If you decide to go for Delphi i'd be glad to give you some e-books and mayby some help im a very busy man.

 

[tosgod]

wat are u all morons c++ is so much better u can learn it all in one day and start on it in the same day. i program in java, c++, c#, basic, and even some small unknown langs like j and d. and of all that c++ is easier faster and all around better how can u even compare the 2 u disgrace the computer gods
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[Faskist]

As Speljohan said, Java is good cause its easy and a applet an can be browsed as a webclient. But in the same time slow and drains a greater deal CPU etc.

C++ is faster but also as Johan said its harder aswell...

But i'd go for delphi its a variant of Pascal thats a bit modified so that in meen time you'il recognize much from the Java, c++, c# languages, This language is sort of advanced but prity easy to learn if you get into it... I'd go with this because its fast aswell as C++ and its the one im most comfortable with. If you decide to go for Delphi i'd be glad to give you some e-books and mayby some help im a very busy man.

Why would you bash Java for draining CPU, and then recommend Delphi, another high-level language?

wat are u all morons c++ is so much better u can learn it all in one day and start on it in the same day. i program in java, c++, c#, basic, and even some small unknown langs like j and d. and of all that c++ is easier faster and all around better how can u even compare the 2 u disgrace the computer gods
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SIR, MIGHT I SUGGEST THAT YOU ARE A TROLL

 

[Nuked]

CrimsonFire, I know you from mafiacoders and I honestly doubt any of what you said in that post was true. :| I do like your launcher for gunz though, even though you took a lot of the source from dexgod ;p.

Don't listen to 1337 Byte, I don't know why he thinks java sucks...I mean java cross platform (everyone can play your game, regardless if they are a windows or linux user) and it's fast enough for what you want to do.

IMO If you're starting off in programming use java, because java is basically a simplified version of C++. If you're gonna make a 2D game java will work fine...if you later want to add 3D graphics, you can still do it in java, but chances are it will run a lot slower because of the way java creates a "virtual machine" so it can run on all platforms. If you get to that point, you may want to consider learning some type of "C" language: C++ or C#. I'm not sure if C# works well for games or not, but I know its a useful language to learn...

Another option is Visual Basic, which a lot of 2D game engines are made in.

Hmmph..

C# is OK for games I guess. I went to this mashup for robotics and was talking with some of the guys who make serious ones.. Like the old men with no lives. Hehe.

And so I was talking, he had the robot done in C#, and he had made a GPS for it, to navigate in Java. The setup was AMAZING...

I gotz his numba

 

[Molotov]

I prefer java, cause I've been studying java longer than I have with c++

 

[Ashken]

C++ code can be cross-platform if you are careful.C++'s idea of cross-platform programming is that you code once and compile the source in the target operating systems.most games you play on windoze are actually developed on linux with C++ and then ported to windoze, Micro$oft then pays the games companies so that they wont release the linux versions.I' d rather code may be two or three times more code in C++ to deliver efficient, high performance systems than to hustle the end user with JRE and its luck-laster performance.So let no one convince you that you can't do RAD cross-platform programming in C++ cause they don't know what they are talking about.

 

[Ashken]

if you want to easily make games in C++ check this out, its a friendly video game engine.

http://gdk.thegamecreators.com/

also using C# and XNA is even simpler.

 

[Teh Siren]

Java is the most basic to use. But for advanced games with better graphics, C++ is your best bet... For a game like Runescape.. Java for sure...