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What coding languages do I need to know for a career in software engineering or video game designing?
I'm interested in a career around tech.
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Zach’s Answer
If you're interested in game development I'd recommend working towards learning C++ and C#. Those are two of the most common languages modern video games are written in.
Python is a good language to get the hang of programming and how logic/control flow works. It's easy to get started with and doesn't require a ton of setup or any expensive hardware/software.
Some other things that would be good to get familiar with early on are various Linux distributions (operating systems) and text editors/IDEs (Integrated Development Environments). They're tools you're likely to use every day with a career in software engineering/game development. I'd check out Ubuntu if you're not familiar already, and something like VS Code or Pycharm.
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Python is a good language to get the hang of programming and how logic/control flow works. It's easy to get started with and doesn't require a ton of setup or any expensive hardware/software.
Some other things that would be good to get familiar with early on are various Linux distributions (operating systems) and text editors/IDEs (Integrated Development Environments). They're tools you're likely to use every day with a career in software engineering/game development. I'd check out Ubuntu if you're not familiar already, and something like VS Code or Pycharm.
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Great comment by Zach, i would just add to also check out Unity! This is the platform used by many game developers.
https://unity.com/
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Pramod’s Answer
Python is the most sought after programming language these days and is also a very straight forward to learn. However, C, C++ and C# are still the popular languages used in video games. There are many resources available online for free to learn the above.
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Xincheng’s Answer
I'd recommend starting with Python as it has one of the simplest coding flows. It's also widely used in machine learning, robotics, and deep learning areas. For games, C++ and C# are more popular, and I'd recommend starting with C#.
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Kit’s Answer
Most interviewers know that languages are easily learnable, its the problem solving, design and application of knowledge that matters more. Therefore, I would encourage you to:
- build your own games or contribute to open-source games - that is the best way to learn by doing. Doesn't matter what language. Find a game you love and contribute/build it.
- find a gaming developer community and join it - that is super critical because you are surrounded by people you can learn from
- don't neglect the fundamentals though: If its hard-core third person shooters where you want to make the game engine - look at C++. You also should be strong at Java, C#. Finally, be super familiar with frameworks like Unity.
- build your own games or contribute to open-source games - that is the best way to learn by doing. Doesn't matter what language. Find a game you love and contribute/build it.
- find a gaming developer community and join it - that is super critical because you are surrounded by people you can learn from
- don't neglect the fundamentals though: If its hard-core third person shooters where you want to make the game engine - look at C++. You also should be strong at Java, C#. Finally, be super familiar with frameworks like Unity.
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Jason’s Answer
To start off in an "easier" or more manageable way, C# and Java are good choices for video game designing programming languages. If you want to be involved in the game engine, C/C++ is the next step.