Java Vs C++ for learning.

why would you choose java over c++? i know a little java and am quite experienced with c++ and i think c++ is quite as easy/difficult as java. c++ also means more performance (i heard of people getting 300ms delays on android devices when the garbage collector decides to strike)

what makes you think that java would be better for your needs? i dont know very much about java tbh, but i think its not very good for games (may be possible tho)

anyway when programming games i found myself spending much more time on learning APIs such as OpenGL wich exist for both Java and C++ than learning the C++ language

You should really read the FAQ as it has almost this exact question in it.

In general, avoid C++ as a first language. You should prefer a simpler language with a much easier syntax in order to learn the art of PROGRAMMING. Said art will transfer between languages, and so picking up C++ at a later point will be just a matter of picking up the language syntax and getting around the numerous little foibles the language has.

You can use Java with JOGL, or C# with XNA/SlimDX... you can use Python with PyGL or PyGame. This is also covered here.

[google] will help too. We get this question asked A LOT, and usually the answer is the same.

i started with c++, its not too bad ;)

Sorry about this seeming like a common question, as I have seen it asked quite a lot. It's just I am pretty deep into C++ right now, and wonder if switching languages is a good or bad idea and if it's beneficial.

Don't start with C++. We wouldn't see those awkward struggling with classes and shit instead of PROGRAMMING (the Washu stuff) here all day.

As I have said, I have really been doing this for quite a while, so I haven't really got the choice in what I chose to learn first, I have already begun. I had no prior programming experience at all when I started C++, struggled, but eventually got used to it, it's been going OK lately, but sometimes I think switching to java would make it easier on myself, and also the fact that my university seems to teach Java a lot kind of entices me as well.

Define "quite a while." If it's under a few months, I would suggest switching to another language.

If you've been working at it for six or more months, and are still struggling, then perhaps you should switch as well.

C++ is NOT a trivial language, and most people who think they know it DON'T (a point my quizzes drive home).

If your university teaches it, then perhaps you should switch. Remember, this field is about programming, not programming languages. The languages are just the syntax you use to get the machine to do what you want, programming is the art of solving problems, not some language.

Been doing it for almost a year now, not that I am struggling really, I just wanted to know if switching so far into another language would make things hard for me.

Guess I will switch to java then and learn some of that.