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Old 03-14-2006, 02:50 PM   #1
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Favorite language


I have always wondered what other peoples favorite language to program in is. What language do you use most for things that are not work-related, but u are just doing for the fun of it? This isn't a question of what lang I should learn - I already know perl and C++ and perl is my fav of the 2.
 
Old 03-14-2006, 03:11 PM   #2
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I love Java. I'm currently working on a RPG game with Java with network capabilities (Multiplayer). I've been trying to create a game for God knows how long and Java is bringing me closer to realise that project. The fact that it has a well documented API, network and graphics capabilities plus the way it works across the three major Operating Systems without changing my code was a decisive factor. Even though I could achieve higher performance with native C, I don't think I need it. I'm not creating a high-end FPS where you need to have 60+ fps to achieve a reasonable accuracy.

Unfortunately, there aren't many books written specifically for Game Programming with Java. The best ones are focused on Applets and for very old version of Java. A few gems can still be found though, as Developing Games with Java by David Brackeen which I'm borrowing a lot of code from.

So, to sum up: Java for fun and hopefully Java as a work someday in the future
 
Old 03-14-2006, 04:08 PM   #3
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C++..

mega man, you may have already caught this but there is an Oreilly book, 'Killer Java Game Programming'. I have read through a bit of it and it is pretty good.. It is available for free online with the source code at the authors homepage.. Google has it..

oh yeh c++ just because.. though i also like C, Perl, PHP, Java, assembly, and even some Lua.. I think the best thing is not to find one favorite language, but to learn as many as possible and figure out how to make them work together. Because generally in a large scale program there are a variety of problems that could be addressed better with multiple langs..
 
Old 03-14-2006, 11:16 PM   #4
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i also spend time trying out many languages but so far my favorite is lisp because of the ability to pass functions as parameters and other fun things like that. Makes the language very powerful.
 
Old 03-14-2006, 11:32 PM   #5
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Thank you xhi. I did, found that book maybe two or three days ago and it really is awesome. Thanks again for your kind suggestion for the book though
 
Old 03-15-2006, 02:33 AM   #6
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lisp is my fave too. It's fabulous for really clever stuff like A.I. sudoku solvers, game
players etc.
Though for me perl is most useful everyday.
haven't tried python yet.
 
Old 03-15-2006, 10:47 AM   #7
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I use perl everyday for work and love it. lisp is a lot of fun though.
 
Old 03-15-2006, 05:12 PM   #8
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C++ definitely; that's pretty much all I use. I personally can't stand Java; it's higher level than C++, but in a bad way. I also like bash scripting, if that counts. Of course, I have yet to try many of the widely-used options out there...
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Old 03-15-2006, 05:18 PM   #9
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I personally love C#. I started on it and constintly find myself going back to it. I do know C++, java, and python, but seem to keep going back to C#.
 
Old 03-15-2006, 05:32 PM   #10
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My favorite programming language is java for now, because it is the language i can get the job done quickly. However i would like to be able to be able to do the same with python.
 
Old 03-16-2006, 02:58 PM   #11
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Java and Ruby are far and away my favourites. Ruby makes just about everything ridiculously simple and straightforward, and Java has many of the same features as ruby, with a larger development base and strict typing.
 
  


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