20 votes Why I Write Games in C (yes, C) Posted September 21, 2019 by vga Tags: gamedev, programming languages, c, game design https://jonathanwhiting.com/writing/blog/games_in_c/ Link information This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect. Title Jonathan Whiting Word count 988 words 3 comments Collapse replies Expand all Comments sorted by most votes newest first order posted relevance OK [3] top September 22, 2019 Link I really like this bit. I use C for my personal projects and this really highlights why. As per most higher level languages they have a tendency to hide away complexity in a way that doesn't actually prevent it from biting you. I really like this bit. I use C for my personal projects and this really highlights why. 7 votes [2] Seven September 22, 2019 Link Parent I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." 5 votes mrbig September 22, 2019 Link Parent The word Java triggers my PTSD The word Java triggers my PTSD 4 votes
[3] top September 22, 2019 Link I really like this bit. I use C for my personal projects and this really highlights why. As per most higher level languages they have a tendency to hide away complexity in a way that doesn't actually prevent it from biting you. I really like this bit. I use C for my personal projects and this really highlights why. 7 votes [2] Seven September 22, 2019 Link Parent I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." 5 votes mrbig September 22, 2019 Link Parent The word Java triggers my PTSD The word Java triggers my PTSD 4 votes
[2] Seven September 22, 2019 Link Parent I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand." 5 votes mrbig September 22, 2019 Link Parent The word Java triggers my PTSD The word Java triggers my PTSD 4 votes
mrbig September 22, 2019 Link Parent The word Java triggers my PTSD The word Java triggers my PTSD 4 votes
I really like this bit. I use C for my personal projects and this really highlights why.
I always like to say that "Java doesn't have pointers in that it does have pointers but they're hidden and more difficult to understand."
The word Java triggers my PTSD