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Posted by Dino Heras
Dino Heras
8,381 Points

Is there one programming language that would take precedence over the others in game development?

Hello,

I was just curious if there is a programming language that was more important to learn for game development. I've always wanted to work on a project, even the simplest code, for a console game such as the xbox one.

1 Answer

Eric Conklin
Eric Conklin
8,350 Points
Eric Conklin
Eric Conklin
8,350 Points

Yes. C++.

The reason being it is a lightweight language with very little built in frameworks. This makes it ideal for gaming, which often has a custom framework built by developers.

However, plenty of simpler games like mobile games are written in Java, Objective-C or others.

See this discussion:

http://www.gamedev.net/topic/647957-most-widely-used-programming-language-for-games/

Dino Heras
Dino Heras
8,381 Points

Hey Eric,

Thank you so much! After reading the majority of posts on that forum it does seem that C++ is the language that is a must know!

Thank you so much!