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Contrary to popular myth, programming isnt something one can simply by a tool kit for and leap into writing your own games. Firstly, choice of language is important, some languages such as Java are really not very good for writing games, and some such as C, are simply too time consuming for decent game design. C++ however as an OO language is a good choice for game development. Much like any language, programming languages are not something one can simply know exist and then program in them. You do actually have to learn their syntax and semantics, and how to utilise their individual programming concepts to your ends. If you are serious about learning to program, C is a really good language to learn as a first language, as it gives a very easy way of understanding the basic programming concepts. I would advice taking a course in programming, as while it is possible to teach yourself by reading a book, it is almost always faster and easier when you have someone you can ask questions of. Once you have learnt how to program in C++, then you can start using your game development kit, which will provide tested and well used objects and methods to simplify the progamming process. |
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