What programming languages?

I'm an aspiring game designer and I would like to know what languages are most important during game development. I want to start from complete scratch. Like potentially creating a game engine for a specific game genre. What are the game developers using now? And what languages will be used for the future of game design?

Thank you.

c++, and good luck. Game programming isn't that easy that you're going to be able to just start with making your own engine.

Java, C++.

Start with classless C++ or regular C to get a feeling of what programming is like. Then switch over to C# to do actual programming. I wouldn't suggest anything else before you have enough experience to understand how computer logic ticks.

C++, Java, C# would be your general go to languages for games.

In the future? Hopefully D or Rust will replace C++, but for now, C++ is the biggie here.

C++. Oh and good luck. ;)

Game designers don't use programming. Even if you are interested in programming, what language you pick matters far, far, far less than learning the core concepts of any one language you are familiar with.

You should start with C and C++ to get the basic principles of programming and then move to Java and C#.

This.

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So much this. Start with straight C first. If you want to get into building engines ground-up, it would help to know some Assembly as well if you ever want to get anywhere near the metal.

C++, java and open GL i believe

http://www.rastertek.com/tutdx11.html

This is a nice place to look at if you want to start from a complete scratch. however it require to know C++.

You're better off going into the business world with programming skills. In game design, you're constantly in and out of work. Most of the jobs you'll get, if you even get your foot in the door, will be contract jobs...without benefits...and you'll be lucky to work 6 months out of the year.

Thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather have a steady job with benefits (health, 401k, paid vacation).

Learn them all and be able to build simple games in all of them. Every experience you have will contribute to your ability to problem solve on a larger scale with huge projects. Everyone else these days goes to university and gets a "game design" degree, and learns how to become part of a massive developer studio and build one part of a game for years on end.

Grow your repertoire of languages and skillsets (i.e. specific design ideas) and build what you want. Also, watch Extra Credits on Youtube.

I'll second this again.

Studying C++ is best for gaining a proper understanding of object-oriented programming. Once you're familiar with it, all the others, including C# and Java will be very easy to learn.

C# is becoming very popular as a game-programming language. There are many reasons to learn C#, but only one need be cited: It's the language used by Unity 3D, a popular game engine that makes it easy to write games for multiple platforms---everything from iOS to Android to Windows to Mac to PS3 to Xbox360 to Wii etc.

I third this. I just completed a game development class last semester at my University and this is pretty much what my professor told us. Good luck, hopefully it doesn't turn you away like it did for me and some of my friends. :(