3D game programming in C++ vs. C
Hello everyone;
As I am new to the C++ stream I wanted to ask the you fellow programmers if C++ (or VC++) is better than C for programming large 3D games? I am a veteren in C but green in C++. And if you have time to mention why one or the other is better even if briefly, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
"If at first you do succeed try not to look astonished!" -- anon
well, its more what you prefer...cause since most gfx API's are written nativly in C, theylll run fine in either, so if you are gonna be using like inheritance and other OOP techniques, then C++, but or else C, since your already good at it. cheers
C++ 's OOP features are a big help at debugging time but you will probably pay for it in a slight loss of performance over straight C.
Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi
I think a mix of both works best.
There are some things that just make more sense to use classes with but others where it's more of a pain.
I think it comes down to personal preference.
Mostly the step from C to C++ is personal preferance, i find that i can make things more organized if i use classes.
I would recommend C++ because you have classes, inheritance, exception handling, template classes and all that, but if you´re good at C and want to make a game right now, go for it...
Good luck
Oskilian
A large part of C++ involves using C. Apparently it is possible to build these games exclusively in C and they are faster, etc, however the code is liikely much more obfuscated. OOP is a better design because it allows you to think in terms of objects. When you can group data and functions that act on an object together and also derive other objects from a base class than the planning becomes much easier to visualize.
