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Re: Is C++ used more or JavaScript in gaming?

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EMAN381 is not online. EMAN381
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06 Oct 2011 06:12 PM
I'm using a game engine called Unity3D and I'm trying to study JavaScript.

I just want to head into the right direction for when I get a video game developing job.
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booing is not online. booing
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06 Oct 2011 06:17 PM
Javascript = web development
Unity is a noob for using a web language for gaming.
C++ is a general purpose software development.
You can't really compare them...
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ninga95 is not online. ninga95
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06 Oct 2011 06:19 PM
You mean Java?
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1waffle1x2 is not online. 1waffle1x2
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06 Oct 2011 06:19 PM
You can't make games with JS.
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xHTMLx100 is not online. xHTMLx100
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06 Oct 2011 06:22 PM
The Missing Manual: JavaScript is pretty good for starters. When you get in to more advanced things I can recommend the books.

JavaScript is pretty much for web development...

I have some C++ books I can recommend too. Most of them cost around $50 though. D=
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BlueTaslem is not online. BlueTaslem
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06 Oct 2011 06:31 PM
You can make games with JS.
HTMl 5 or something like processing.js are highly powerful engines.

But C++ is almost universally preferred, ESPECIALLY by companies.
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bunnybunn264 is not online. bunnybunn264
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06 Oct 2011 06:38 PM
JS is used for web games, I think. Although, Flash and Java are more popular, I'm pretty sure. C++ is generally used for games like ROBLOX with lots of 3D graphics that run on your computer.
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NerdGuru is not online. NerdGuru
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06 Oct 2011 06:39 PM
I like the Lua that's on the scripting forum these days *or lack thereof*
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tjwmagic is not online. tjwmagic
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06 Oct 2011 06:41 PM
Java Script and Flash is for web games. The Html, xml, xhtml, c++, and more is for web disend.
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myrkos is not online. myrkos
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06 Oct 2011 07:19 PM
^lol
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Spectrumw is not online. Spectrumw
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06 Oct 2011 07:20 PM
"Java Script and Flash is for web games"

At first I was like 'lol' and then I lol'd more.
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myrkos is not online. myrkos
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06 Oct 2011 07:21 PM
I lol'd more at this:

"The Html, xml, xhtml, c++, and more is for web disend."
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EMAN381 is not online. EMAN381
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06 Oct 2011 07:30 PM
So I should go with C++..?
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kingkiller1000 is not online. kingkiller1000
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06 Oct 2011 08:26 PM
Unity runs on Java, not JavaScript. They're separate things.
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Sorcus is not online. Sorcus
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06 Oct 2011 09:07 PM
^ Wut? Unity's source code is written in C++ and C# and supports the scripting languages Javascript, Boo and C# last I checked.

Also, games that are entirely written in Javascript using Unity(renamed as UnityScript) run as fast as C# counterpart. Javascript's performance is high up there with other languages, if you guys don't know this.

To answer the thread's title question, C++ is used more. But there is no reason to go with C++, if your goal is just to make games! Unity3D, a plethora of other free game engines and scripting languages such as Lua and Python are beautiful options to consider.

~Sorcus
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aboy5643a is not online. aboy5643a
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06 Oct 2011 09:08 PM
@Sorcus

I use Lua :3 Lol...

"I like dooly-bops" -- ArceusInator
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