i wanna start programming

[metathirteen]

im completely new to programming and im interested in making video games.
what i want to know is, whats the best language i can choose? C++?
i know people say it depends on what you want to make which yea i can see that but, whats the most flexible and powerful language i can use?
a language thatll make a program, or a 2d game, or even a 3d game if i really wanted to. i dont really care if one is easier than the other, im more interested in whats best.

[brad211987]

Search the forums and you can find many other answers to this question, its been asked hundreds of times. I'll give you my generic answer:


First, choose a language and stick with it for a while. Which language is not really that important, c++ is a fine choice, you may look at Java also, and I'm personally a fan of Ruby for learning. Everyone will give you a different answer here. It's more or less like asking a carpenter which brand of tools is the best, very subjective.
Focus on learning the concepts and methodologies. Some things to look at are basics like control flow and decision making(if/then, for/while loops etc...), functions/methods/subroutines. Some methodologies and concepts you can look at are functional programming, procedural programming, object orientation.
Once you have a good grasp of programming concepts, that is when I would start thinking about specializing in some area such as game programming. No matter what type of development you want to do, the core concepts will always apply.

[rainbowsoft]

Additional, write more code and learn more API or library. for example DirectX, OpenGL etc. They are important for Game development.