Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how You know, every time this topic comes up, even if Im the one to bring it up, I start getting discouraged and make no progress. Then I look back at the BGT user manual and am reminded of why I was so excited when I

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how hiIf you looking for java tutorials, try here.http://zetcode.com/lang/java/ URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=229136#p229136 ___ Audiogames-reflector

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Hey ethin, you know that q9 action game was written in c++. There were no betas; it was just released. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=226879#p226879

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how The thing that drives me away from C++ is, as stated in many books Ive read on the language, C++ comes with all the issues that C has, and, in fact, introduces many new issues that make people use other languages

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Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how @Genroa, I meant not game engines. And Unreal engine uses a lot of different systems atop c++, so no, not all professional games are made in C++. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=226824#p226824

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how @Ethin : Unreal Engine is programmed in C++. So, yes, actually, a lot of professional games are made completely in C++. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=226756#p226756

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how @Ethin, I certainly can not deny C++ is not the easiest programming language to learn, but most game developers, professional game developers, feel it is the best for game development. Contrary to what you may have

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how I could write a game in C if I had the patience to hunt down all the necessary libraries to handle audio in a non-headache way.Well, maybe. Memory management and some of the nifty objects like dictionaries and easily

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how @Victorious, do you have any idea how difficult it is to code a game in C++? C++ isnt, in fact, made for game development. Its mainly designed for systems programming: the programming and/or development of operating

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Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Do you have a solution for the problem of distribution?What really got me switching from Java to BGT was the fact that hardly anyone could get my java games to run, even on the same versions of Windows (IIRC, the one

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Hi, Im the person mentioned here BGT has a lot of limitations, and because I know Java very well and because it is a correct language to program with, I decided to port my engine in Java, and programing audio

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Why is c++ rediculous for blind developers? I am not sure what you mean by having to buy something to use it, because visual studio community has been available free of charge for a while now. Theres nothing i n c

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Its true that c++ has a much much steeper learning curve than most other languages out there, but it lets you do many more things too. Have you considered using c# as an alternative? I believe the process of talking

Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how Hi,According to someone Ive interacted with on these forums, coding in Java is simpler than coding in BGT and theres a lot more functionality. Since Javas free (I think) and according to other people, C++ is ridiculous

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how

Re: Considering switching to Java, recommended resources for learning how I was under the impression that C++ took forever to code in and was therefore impractical when there were easier languages that did the same things. From what I was told, the only reason to code in C++ was to have