[ale] C++ Compiler Suggestions!

[James Sumners]

http://www.codeblocks.org/

Also, it's probably easier to start out with something like PyGame.
It's a very easy to use API and comes with cross platform support for
free (it's merely Python bindings for SDL).

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
> Now that I've done all the responsible things a man should do, I'm toying with my original dream, which is video game development. I'm proudly sporting Linux as my development platform, but I know I'll need to dual-boot it to program Windows games.  I'm starting out with reading a "Beginning C++ Game Programming" book and posting the status of my ups and downs on my blog (http://www.fergytech.com).
> My real question is, what is a good C++ compiler/editor/etc on the Linux platform. I downloaded "Eclipse" the other day, but I haven't gotten into it yet.  Thanks for the suggestions.
> On a side note, I have the opportunity to work on an open-source project to enhance my game programming skills. So; I'm very excited on getting my hands dirty with the Star Wars Galaxies Emulator project (http://www.swgemu.com).
>
> --
> Marc F.



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