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Started by rahnavard2 Jun 4, 2006 at 9:22 AM 3 replies 1k views
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rahnavard2
rahnavard2
In the name of god Hi. Which one is better for programing graphic and game ? Java or C or c++ or C++.net or C#.net
sebastiansylvan
sebastiansylvan
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Original post by Anonymous Poster
the one you know best.


Why do people keep saying that? It has to be one of the stupidest things I've every heard.

It takes *weeks* to learn a new language - assuming you know a couple of languages - if it's your first language of that type (structured, OOP, functional etc.) it'll take longer - but *months* or *years* to write a significant application in them.
So choosing the language based on your current knowledge, you run the risk of not choosing the best language for the job, and you also guarantee that you'll never widen your horizon (if you only choose what you knkow you'll never learn anything new).

So, do your research (i.e. learn a little bit of each language, spend a week or so on each), choose the one which seems to be best suited for the job, and then go about learning the language for real.

That said, I'll recommend C#. You'll easily achieve 2x productivity compared to the other languages you mentioned (that's a very conservative estimate). Unless you know of a reason to use the other languages, don't do it. C/C++ should, IMO, only be used if you *need* to use them (for whatever reason) if you have a choice you're better of choosing a modern high-level language.
ViLiO
ViLiO
To OP: Are you going to post one of these topics everyday until you get an answer you like?

The advice given to you in your previous topic was ample enough [attention]
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