4 replies to this topic

[AsneJr]

Hi i've just finished college, with a light knowledge of software development.

During the two years I was enrolled for I was only taught very light programming techniques (Pascal and some Visual Basic).

I think that I would like to start developing games, but I'm not sure what to do next. I've gathered that C++ is a useful language for game development (through multiple Google searches), but I also read that it's not the best language to start with.

Please help I'm in a pretty big jam at the moment.
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[Momerath]

You can get Visual Studio Express for free, and join/use XNA for your games. There are a lot of tutorials on the site that should help you.

[WingedPanther]

You can always just dive into C++. It's not as gentle as Pascal/VB, but you'll learn a LOT.

[AsneJr]

I guess Im going to jump into C++ then. Ive already got my eyes set on a copy of The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup. XNA looks pretty awesome aswell I'll give it a try.

thanks

[TeenChristian]

I use C++ (Visual C++ Express Edition 2008 as my IDE) for game development. The game development kit I use is called the Dark GDK. It's great for beginners in both C++ and game development. I hope I was able to help :)