I'm learning C++, but what sdk should I get?
When you're ready to start making a game, I'd recommend using SDL; it's an easy to use library that works on multiple platforms.
My vote goes to Allegro.
Its the easiest to get started with in my opinion.
And if you need help, give me a shout. I'll be happy to help. :)
Its the easiest to get started with in my opinion.
And if you need help, give me a shout. I'll be happy to help. :)
If we're all voting, I'll vote for SDL. Just because I haven't tried the others, but SDL is pretty easy to pick up.
I would vote for SDL because it is mature and there are many articles and tutorials available online. It also has bindings to many languages, so you aren't stuck using C or C++.
That said, SFML seems to be coming along nicely. If you are using C++ it might be a good choice.
That said, SFML seems to be coming along nicely. If you are using C++ it might be a good choice.
I've started learning C++ as well and chose SFML. It's a breeze to setup and is a higher level than SDL so less fooling around with basic things. That being said the documentation is a bit sparse so if you're totally new to C style languages it may be a bit uphill at the start. Worth a try though, I'm very pleased with it.
DirectX isn't really something you'd use for 2D.
I recommend SDL or Allegro over SFML.
SFML, SDL, and Allegro are all easy to use, and work on multiple platforms.
A new version of Allegro (5) should be out soon, might want to look at that.
I'm not sure about SDL 1.3 or 2.0, or w/e it is going to be soon.
And SFML is slowing reaching 2.0.
SFML is more object-oriented, being written in C++, while Allegro and SDL are written in C, but still work in C++.
Last thing, I think SFML quite a bit faster than SDL.
I recommend SDL or Allegro over SFML.
SFML, SDL, and Allegro are all easy to use, and work on multiple platforms.
A new version of Allegro (5) should be out soon, might want to look at that.
I'm not sure about SDL 1.3 or 2.0, or w/e it is going to be soon.
And SFML is slowing reaching 2.0.
SFML is more object-oriented, being written in C++, while Allegro and SDL are written in C, but still work in C++.
Last thing, I think SFML quite a bit faster than SDL.
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