You are headed in the right direction. I hope you accomplish this!

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CoNdEmR wrote As I've stated in this section before, in my opinion the best language to learn if you plan on starting a career in software development is Java. You can do almost anything with it.

If your interested in developing games in particular, you must remember games can be written in a variety of languages, Minecraft for instance is made in Java, the Eve online Universe is constructed from Python so i believe, and major platform games like COD or Battlefield are developed in C#, C++.

It's best to learn and deal with one language in particular to become used to it's framework, then move on to other languages.

Generally speaking, you should stay away from Java when working on games. inb4ButMCisMadeinJava.

Why? What's bad about games being programmed in Java?

Mainly these reasons though there are others, for one there is no stack variables (if you don't understand google stack and heap), the garbage collection causes a lot of problems when making big games,

-LyleSpark wrote I would recommend getting higher computing or advanced higher first.

dont be mean lyle ;)

Hes in last year of school as he said, thats not an option, unless he was to do summer school or some type of thing..

College would probs be your best route buddy... then using the HND afterwards to try and get into a games course either at Abertay, or ... as one of my options are: UWS doing computer games technology..

Obviously this depends on what other grades you have this year

Heres some courses at Uni to aim for

Abertay:
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University of the West of Scotland:
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This is not dedicated to computer games, though you have the choice to specialise in Java or whatever in year 2 or 3

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Dean

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-LyleSpark wrote I would recommend getting higher computing or advanced higher first.

dont be mean lyle ;)

Hes in last year of school as he said, thats not an option, unless he was to do summer school or some type of thing..

College would probs be your best route buddy... then using the HND afterwards to try and get into a games course either at Abertay, or ... as one of my options are: UWS doing computer games technology..

Obviously this depends on what other grades you have this year

Heres some courses at Uni to aim for

Abertay:
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University of the West of Scotland:
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This is not dedicated to computer games, though you have the choice to specialise in Java or whatever in year 2 or 3

Hope I helped a little....

P.S. TELL ME WHO YOU ARE

Dean

That's what I was meaning Dean. I'm sure you can do Higher in college so that's another option.

Hey thanks for the advice everyone P.S Dean it's Hammy

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Hiimmanly wrote

RDCA wrote

CoNdEmR wrote As I've stated in this section before, in my opinion the best language to learn if you plan on starting a career in software development is Java. You can do almost anything with it.

If your interested in developing games in particular, you must remember games can be written in a variety of languages, Minecraft for instance is made in Java, the Eve online Universe is constructed from Python so i believe, and major platform games like COD or Battlefield are developed in C#, C++.

It's best to learn and deal with one language in particular to become used to it's framework, then move on to other languages.

Generally speaking, you should stay away from Java when working on games. inb4ButMCisMadeinJava.

Why? What's bad about games being programmed in Java?

Mainly these reasons though there are others, for one there is no stack variables (if you don't understand google stack and heap), the garbage collection causes a lot of problems when making big games,

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CoNdEmR wrote

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Hiimmanly wrote

RDCA wrote

CoNdEmR wrote As I've stated in this section before, in my opinion the best language to learn if you plan on starting a career in software development is Java. You can do almost anything with it.

If your interested in developing games in particular, you must remember games can be written in a variety of languages, Minecraft for instance is made in Java, the Eve online Universe is constructed from Python so i believe, and major platform games like COD or Battlefield are developed in C#, C++.

It's best to learn and deal with one language in particular to become used to it's framework, then move on to other languages.

Generally speaking, you should stay away from Java when working on games. inb4ButMCisMadeinJava.

Why? What's bad about games being programmed in Java?

Mainly these reasons though there are others, for one there is no stack variables (if you don't understand google stack and heap), the garbage collection causes a lot of problems when making big games,

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looooool Actually though as long as I am not making a game or something that needs careful memory management I generally prefer to use a language that does it for me.