[LordV]

I know little about these two except i have dont a minimal amount of coding on C++. Java can be embedded into a website right??

The game Runescape, if im right, was coded in java and turned into an MMORPG by placing it on a website. Can C++ do this too? Or would it have to be a downloaded client?


Overall, my real question is:

Which is better for coding a video game and which is more popular in the video game industry?

[wit]

java is more popular, and maybe it is more popular because it is better.

[hillbillybob]

I wouldn't say that. C++ is by far the most popular language for game programming. C++ tends to run faster. With J2, especially version 5, the speed of execution wasn't quite as much of an issue, but C++ will run native on desktop/laptop systems. Java is much easier to learn, but that does not make it any better than C++. Neither is C++ better than Java. You aren't going to use a blow torch where a hammer is needed. They are simply two different tools

[LordV]

My big question is... What do real programmers use (like say.. for a game like WoW)

[Snake-Eyes]

Personally, i think you see Java games a lot because of the fact that, some say, it's an easy language (compared to C++). I also think C++ would be better for games.

[LordV]

I mean comercial games though... Or is that what you mean

[Ken11235]

Commercial games are almost all programmed in C++ these days. Java is too bulky for huge games.

[3dillusion]

is it just simple cosole based c++ ? I think not.May be they use Windows C++ ?
what exactly 1 shud know to begin game progrmming in C++ ?

[hillbillybob]

There is no Console C++ or Window's C++, there is only C/C++ according to the ANSI standard. That said, many people have made compilers for C/C++. Microsoft, Borland, others (MingW), Gnu Compiler Collection.

C++ is used alot for games because it does performe faster. That's what most gamers are looking for, is speed. Java isn't always used because it does not compile nativly like C/C++. Between the two speed is not becoming much of an issue, at lease not like it was. Still C++ is used more for games than Java

C/C++ is not Java, Java is not C/C++

Runescape was programmed in Java, and yes it was embedded in a web page. that's one of the advantages of Java. You aren't going to be able to place a C++ game on a web page as easily. Java is easier to learn, but C/C++ is more powerful. It's a tool, and like any tool, if it's used correctly, it will do great things.

If you want to program, get a book. Thomson Course Technologies has a whole series.

[jaeusm]

Java ... but C/C++ is more powerful

That just depends on what you consider "more powerful". I think garbage collection, threading, and networking are quite a powerful trio of things C++ lacks. C++, on the other hand, will (usually) execute faster than Java code.