I want to start to code, which language should I use?

Question

Right, I want to be an indie game developer (At least for the time begin), but i have no idea what coding language to use... I know a bit of JavaScript, but people say that C++ is more flexible and free, and JavaScript is has limits. I want the coding language that I don't have to spend ton of money on.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Javascript first then C++

Answer 2

If you want to be a game programmer then C/C++ is probably what you'll need to know.

They are not the easiest languages to learn though.

Right now mobile game programming is a very hot space to be in.

The dominant mobile OSes are Android and iOS.

To code for Android you'll need to learn Java.

To code for iOS you'll need to learn "Objective C" (which is a super set of C).



There are a lot of great, free development environments for Java (Check out the Eclipse IDE for Java).

If you make the transition to Android there is an Eclipse plugin.



If you want to code for iOS you will need a Mac.

You can't program iOS on any other platform, so that may limit you.

Answer 3

To build on SinEire's post, It depends on the type of game you want to produce. if you've been using JavaScript so far, a good next step might be Python or Ruby, moving to server-side scripting. Avoid PHP - it's a mess.



If you're studying C++, have a look at http://www.boost.org/ before you start doing the programmer's favorite activity - reinventing the wheel.

Answer 4

YEAH they are right C++ is flexible and free but javascript is good too, i'm learning Python at the moment and it's all right though you need quite a bit of maths to do it.



You can learn coding here: http://www.codecademy.com



Thanks