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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress
If I were going to learn a programming language with which to create a war game what would be the best language to use?

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress
What programming language are the majority of wargames created with?

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress
What programming language works best with wargames?

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress
Also, what is Visual C++? Is that the same as C++?
Thanks.

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EDIT: So it sounds like I can learn programming with the express edition but I will need to get the full edition if I ever get to the point where I want to share or market programs?

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ORIGINAL: sterckxe

Underneath : yes

Visual C++ however is the M$ RAD platform where a lot of stuff/widgets have already been precoded for you to use and allows you to do the "visual" layout of your forms.

Cheapest way to get it : depends on where you live and what you do (student editions, ...) - check the M$ website.

But you're really better of going for C# these days - just my two (euro)cents.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

there is always a wrong choice. i mean what if someone tried to program a game in php that would be a wrong choice or pascal that would also be a wrong choing.[:'(]

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int number;
Console.WriteLine("Pick a number.");
number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
if ((number < 8) && (number > 6))
Console.WriteLine("You win!");
else
if ((number > 7) || (number < 7))
Console.WriteLine("You lose!");


Console.ReadLine();

}
}
}

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ORIGINAL: TonyE

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

there is always a wrong choice. i mean what if someone tried to program a game in php that would be a wrong choice or pascal that would also be a wrong choing.[:'(]

I beg to differ. PHP can do some amazing things, including games (http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Games/ has a few examples). There are some pretty solid PHP graphics libraries out there and in development. I'd rarely call it the best choice but wrong might be too strong of a characterization. Pascal is even less of a wrong choice when combined with DirectX and even better, Open GL (see http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/). I've done OpenGL with Lazarus (Delphi clone) but all of what I did and more can be done with FreePascal.

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

php is horrible as a programming languege. most programming langueges at least understand the concept of name space.

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom
php is horrible as a programming languege. most programming langueges at least understand the concept of name space.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int number;
Random RandomClass = new Random();
int RandomNumber = RandomClass.Next(1, 100);
Console.WriteLine("Pick a number.");
number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
if ((number > RandomNumber) || (number < RandomNumber))
Console.WriteLine("You lose!");
else
Console.WriteLine("You win!");
Console.WriteLine("The Lucky Lotto number is:");
Console.WriteLine(RandomNumber);
Console.ReadLine();

}
}
}

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

OK. So let's say I want to learn C++. Are there any inexpensive online colleges which others here can recommend which offer classes over the Internet?

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

Also whats the cheapest LEGAL way of getting C++?

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace TestVisualC1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{

Console.WriteLine("Fire when ready!");
Console.WriteLine("Hit enter key to fire");
Console.ReadLine();

Random RandomClass = new Random();
int RandomNumber = RandomClass.Next(1, 6);
if (RandomNumber > 4)
Console.WriteLine("Hit!");
else
Console.WriteLine("You missed!");
Console.WriteLine("The number generated was:");
Console.WriteLine(RandomNumber);
Console.ReadLine();

}
}
}

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

If I were going to learn a programming language with which to create a war game what would be the best language to use? What programming language are the majority of wargames created with? What programming language works best with wargames?

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

What do you call them then? Online Universities?