Guide to Game Development/The Programming Language

The programming languages that are going to be used to create the games. Note: this could be a nearly endless list, so I'm only going to add a few, but by all means add more if you want.

Programming languages

C++

Industry standard for game development

Not ideal for a first programming language

C#

Can be used with the .Net framework

Can be used with unity

Objective-C

Mac, iPad, iPhone only

Java

Works on a variety of platforms

Python

Interpreted language

Works on a variety of platforms

VB.NET

Short for "Visual Basic running on the .Net framework"

Ideal beginner language

Windows, Windows Modern/Metro and Window Phone 8 only

Xojo

Ideal beginner language

Mac, iPad, iPhone only

Boo

Can be used with unity

Javascript

Can be used with unity

Mainly used online

Can be used for Windows Modern apps.

Flash Actionscript

Online only

Scripting languages to be used with the programming language

Ruby

Python - Repeat from above, can be used as a language and as a script.

Interpreted language

Works on a variety of platforms

Game-only programming languages

DarkBasic

BlitzPlus

Shader languages

GLSL

Shader language used for OpenGL

HLSL

Shader language used for DirectX

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