What are the top 5 programming languages for game development?

Every programming language needs to find a balance between being easy to use when writing code and performing well when running it. Games, in particular, need to run smoothly because they're played a million times after being created just once. And who wants a million angry players? 😉

Top 5 programming languages in game development

• C/C++ 
  Efficient and have a good toolset on almost all platforms
• C#
  Great toolset on Windows and used by Unity Engine (and some other engines)
• Swift/ObjC
  Great toolset on Apple platforms (and nowhere else...)
• Java
  Great toolset on Android (and nowhere else...)
• JavaScript
  Still almost the only choice for web based games

 

About the Author Dietmar Hauser is a passionate programmer. In his already over 20 years spanning career he has provided his services as programmer, architect, and lead to international companies such as Sproing, Deep Silver, Ubisoft, and Epic Games. Besides that, he is a lecturer at international conferences, as well as various educational institutions. In addition, Dietmar is also a game development activist and 2nd vice chair at the Pioneers of Game Development Austria.