C++
High-performance systems language
Game Development
Video game development
Pros and Cons
Ventajas
- + Creative and fun industry
- + Combines multiple disciplines
- + Passionate community
Desventajas
- - Crunch and work culture
- - Lower salaries than enterprise
- - Very competitive market
Recommended Languages
7 popular languages in Game Development
C#
Microsoft's language for .NET and games with Unity
GDScript
Godot's language for game development
Lua
Lightweight embeddable language for scripting in games and applications
Nim
Efficient compiled language with Python-like syntax
Rust
Safe systems language without garbage collector
Zig
Modern systems language as alternative to C
Frameworks and Tools
9 popular frameworks
Babylon.js
Powerful 3D and WebXR engine for the web
Godot
Free open-source game engine
Phaser
2D game framework for HTML5
PlayCanvas
WebGL game engine with online editor
raylib
Simple library for learning and creating video games
SDL
Simple DirectMedia Layer for cross-platform multimedia development
SFML
Simple and Fast Multimedia Library for 2D graphics and multimedia
Unity
Leading multiplatform game engine
Unreal Engine
Epic Games' AAA game engine