Coding languages' applications, attributes, and so forth.

[whodaman]

Ill start with Java.

Java is:
Easy to learn, easily accessible
Open source, meaning Java can be used on ANY platform, Mac, PC, Tablet, etc.
Bulky, the only downside I can think of is that it's hard to make a good game while saving space

Applications:
Minecraft


At the moment, I cant think of any other famous applications that use Java, and I am unfamiliar with any other languages, I am posting this in hopes that it will help people interested in coding to get into it.

[Zeus Kabob]

I'll give you one.

C++ is:
pros:
Well established.
Many libraries allows one to easily make various similar programs quickly.
Extremely efficient when programmed properly.
Can potentially run on any system (win/mac/linux), but making a program compatible with all three is difficult.
Object-oriented and flexible.

Cons:
Typically requires a lot of work to make a high-quality program, especially start-up work.
Few helpful abstractions by default; requires intimate knowledge of the internal workings of your system.

Applications:
A multitude of games use C++.

[Thaedael]

I never used c++ for making games, but I was trained in it like the majority of top tier Canadian Universities that teach any of the sciences, for being able to run and predict things with models. Not the most fun application, but there you have it.

[BlueLight]

Strage fact. C++ use to thought of as a bad language for making games for some of the same reason java is now.

[OwnerOfSuccuby]

I was starting from Pascal -> Delphi.

But that languages was designed to work with databases and the same things. Hundreds of ugly forms
My first game was on it And a lot of institute programs and my diplom

Than i look for C ++ C # and etc. But i do not why - i just do not like it and do not work to make anything on it. May be becouse i was forced to use that languages. Or may be becouse i just do not like it's structure and how it was designed

But when i see flash i like it - becouse of how it was designed - and comfortable to make simple things that looks good. It even have its own graphical editor.

I do not know why java and C is bad really - C can work with 3d / i see a lot of games on some thing like that

But i see a lot good games that was made on flash and ported to another platforms too. (For example adobe air is flash too for me )

So it does not metter what language are - i think it is just how you like it and how comfortable it is for you

For example i do not know for now can flash work with 3d - Delgpi and C ++ can.

Not becouse it is impossible to make on flash for example - i think may be some body already make the things like that - but becouse there are more libruaries that another people doo for example for C ++ and etc.

May be i am wrong - it is always my opinion as always

[Zeus Kabob]

Strage fact. C++ use to thought of as a bad language for making games for some of the same reason java is now.

Uh...

You'll have to put a source on that fact. Java is thought of as a bad language because it's heavy and has a ton of security vulnerabilities. If you're talking the days when C++ was first made, I guess people could claim C++ is like Simula without some features, but C++ would likely be lighter than Simula for the same reason.

[BlueLight]

Strage fact. C++ use to thought of as a bad language for making games for some of the same reason java is now.

Uh...

You'll have to put a source on that fact. Java is thought of as a bad language because it's heavy and has a ton of security vulnerabilities. If you're talking the days when C++ was first made, I guess people could claim C++ is like Simula without some features, but C++ would likely be lighter than Simula for the same reason.

I was vague because i can't remember the right termanology.
Basically java has to much structure to be used in making games.
C++ way back in the day was considered bad for same reason.

My source is "Making Killer games in java" which was released by O'reilly
The book can easily and legally be found on the internet. The author even has a site proving the latest drafts (and some chapters not in the book) of the book.

The first chapter is him justify the use of java in making a game.

[IrrelevantComment]

C++ makes a lot of things more complicated than in more modern languages, such as garbage collection and pointers.

My favourite language is C#, the main downside of it is that it is Windows only though. Also, code can't fall through blocks in switch case statements, a minor issue but completely retarded.