Getting Started: CHOICE OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE QUESTION

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GameProgrammer.Com: Getting Started: CHOICE OF PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGE QUESTION
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By Allen Seitz (Bigal) on Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 09:55
pm:

 I recommend C because books on it common and cheap and most
other developers have choosen C.  Assembly is great but a
real headache and not easy for beginners.  Also books and
tutorials for assembly are harder to find.  Once I asked at
Walden books and they said they couldn't even order any! 
I've heard of people recommending C++ over C, but I think
the choice is purely personal. C and C++ languages are fine
for games if you follow good programming rules.

Make sure that whatever you decide on has utilites or
libraries for what you need to do.  The Windows DirectX or
Allegro for DOS are two great choices for making games in C.

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