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LurzKesh1138
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So i'm a freshman in college, and i'm going into Java this coming semester, and I was curious, what are good languages to learn if you want to become a game programmer? 

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C++ and C mostly.

Some C# and Javascript.

Sometimes for UI programming AS3 (Action Script 3.0) is good.

Java is definitely very good too

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If you're going to be making games by yourself, any language is fine. If you want a job at a game company then your pretty much stuck with C++, C# or doing script programming in LUA, Python or JS. 

Then there are the specialty languages like Objective-C and Swift for doing iOS games. Since you're going to be taking Java, I would suggest C# since it's pretty much the same thing.

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dont learn a language. learning one language will do nothing for you. learn to program. if you can program in java, then you can program in C# or C/C++. not because they are all the same, but because they all use the same programming concepts. and thats what you must learn and understand. syntax is easy. programming is hard

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Java is great.  C++ was/sort-of-is the most popular game language though.  But, C# is quickly rising and will probably overtake C++.

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Java is great.  C++ was/sort-of-is the most popular game language though.  But, C# is quickly rising and will probably overtake C++.

 

It can't. While there is some overlap, C# is targeted at a higher level than C++ is. The two are fantastic for their respective intended uses. It's about choosing the right tool for the right job (sounds so totally cliché). C++ can be better suited to game development but one may get the job done quicker for example choosing Unity and writing the thing in C#...

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It can't. While there is some overlap, C# is targeted at a higher level than C++ is. The two are fantastic for their respective intended uses. It's about choosing the right tool for the right job (sounds so totally cliché). C++ can be better suited to game development but one may get the job done quicker for example choosing Unity and writing the thing in C#...

Ok, thanks for correcting me.  Doesn't Unity also use JS?

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Ok, thanks for correcting me.  Doesn't Unity also use JS?

 

Perhaps this will offer some clarity. It's not JavaScript, calling it that is just wrong imo.

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Perhaps this will offer some clarity. It's not JavaScript, calling it that is just wrong imo.

Ok, thanks.

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