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stevetheipad · 2012-03-17 19:49:31

I'm going to start making some PC/Mac software.

What software do you use to make software?

zippynk · 2012-03-17 19:59:12

Well, I use SuperCard, but it only runs on mac, and it only compiles to mac.

I also use Flash, but not as much.

wmays · 2012-03-17 20:09:10

I would say Java. It's cross-platform, and if you ever want to get into C++, the syntax is similar.

ihaveamac · 2012-03-17 20:14:01

Java is a "write once, run anywhere" language, so you can write something in java on one OS, and any one else can run it.

RedRocker227 · 2012-03-17 20:18:24

Hackety Hack maybe? I dunno. I downloaded it about two weeks ago and it's pretty cool.

zippynk · 2012-03-17 20:21:10

RedRocker227 wrote:
Hackety Hack maybe? I dunno. I downloaded it about two weeks ago and it's pretty cool.

I was thinking of installing Hackety Hack, try to imagine my dad's response when I asked him if I could install a program with the word Hack in it.

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what-the · 2012-03-17 20:24:25

If you have windows then Microsofts dot net (.NET) makes it really easy to make software for windows. Java and C can be written in any plain text editor and work on quite a few OS's (With C you must compile it on each OS you want to use it on).

RedRocker227 · 2012-03-17 20:25:41

zippynk wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
Hackety Hack maybe? I dunno. I downloaded it about two weeks ago and it's pretty cool.
I was thinking of installing Hackety Hack, try to imagine my dad's response when I asked him if I could install a program with the word Hack in it.

Lol, same. The first thing I said when I told my parents about it was "it may sound like a hacking software, but really, it's not" tongue

stevetheipad · 2012-03-17 20:47:45

zippynk wrote:
Well, I use SuperCard, but it only runs on mac, and it only compiles to mac.

I also use Flash, but not as much.

What's the official site?

veggieman001 · 2012-03-17 20:48:04

Processing currently, although I may eventually move to Java or C++.

RedRocker227 · 2012-03-17 21:15:53

stevetheipad wrote:
zippynk wrote:
Well, I use SuperCard, but it only runs on mac, and it only compiles to mac.

I also use Flash, but not as much.
What's the official site?

Here, I think.

samtwheels · 2012-03-17 21:19:10

I'd recommend Python or C++.

zippynk · 2012-03-17 21:27:18

RedRocker227 wrote:
stevetheipad wrote:
zippynk wrote:
Well, I use SuperCard, but it only runs on mac, and it only compiles to mac.

I also use Flash, but not as much.
What's the official site?
Here, I think.

Yep.

MoreGamesNow · 2012-03-17 21:43:07

Some good stuff so far. Just my two cents:

If you want to make applications for the Mac, download XCode. The file size is substantial, but it provides the basis of many (most?) applications for Mac OSX. You'll probably end up programing in objective-C or Cocoa. Sorry for inaccuracies. I'm still new to this tongue

3DSfan12345 · 2012-03-17 21:45:18

PowerPoint.

yeah

(I've never really made anything with it, but I may learn VBA.)

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3DSfan12345 · 2012-03-17 21:47:15

RedRocker227 wrote:
3DSfan12345 wrote:
PowerPoint.

yeah
That's not really helping...

Um...
PowerPoint has its own type of Visual Basic.

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RedRocker227 · 2012-03-17 21:48:20

3DSfan12345 wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
3DSfan12345 wrote:
PowerPoint.

yeah
That's not really helping...
Um...
PowerPoint has its own type of Visual Basic.

Uh wow, really? In that case I apologise.

3DSfan12345 · 2012-03-17 21:53:10

RedRocker227 wrote:
3DSfan12345 wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:

That's not really helping...
Um...
PowerPoint has its own type of Visual Basic.
Uh wow, really? In that case I apologise.

Oh, don't worry.

On an unrelated side note, I may learn JavaScript.

MoreGamesNow · 2012-03-17 21:59:14

3DSfan12345 wrote:
On an unrelated side note, I may learn JavaScript.

I've learned my fair share of JavaScript. If you're interested in making games, animations, etc., I recommend HTML5 canvas. While it either doesn't work or has a different syntax for IE (one of these days I'll actually look up which it is), it is an awesome tool in the other browsers. Take a look

Daffy22 · 2012-03-18 03:20:17

MoreGamesNow wrote:
3DSfan12345 wrote:
On an unrelated side note, I may learn JavaScript.
I've learned my fair share of JavaScript. If you're interested in making games, animations, etc., I recommend HTML5 canvas. While it either doesn't work or has a different syntax for IE (one of these days I'll actually look up which it is), it is an awesome tool in the other browsers. Take a look

If people actually bothered to upgrade from ie8 to ie9 then the canvas tag would work fine. wink

slinger · 2012-03-18 05:30:29

Pascal, It's moto is "Write once, compile anywhere"(at least that's Free pascal's motto). It's kinda a spin off of the Java motto Lool. But Pascal actually came before Java, just not free pascal tongue
Yeah, you can compile for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Gameboy and DS. I use the lazarus ide.

samtwheels · 2012-03-18 11:39:42

Daffy22 wrote:
MoreGamesNow wrote:
3DSfan12345 wrote:
On an unrelated side note, I may learn JavaScript.
I've learned my fair share of JavaScript. If you're interested in making games, animations, etc., I recommend HTML5 canvas. While it either doesn't work or has a different syntax for IE (one of these days I'll actually look up which it is), it is an awesome tool in the other browsers. Take a look
If people actually bothered to upgrade from ie8 to ie9 then the canvas tag would work fine.

it's because ie9 is windows 7 only.

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