So I\'m a 15 year old trying to teach myself how to code because I\'m deeply int
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So I'm a 15 year old trying to teach myself how to code because I'm deeply interested in it. I would like to one day be able to have my own games website, with little games I'd write. I have a little Python experience, but just in procedure oriented programming, with virtually no knowledge of any libraries. I recently started HTML/CSS at Codecademy, and I'm really enjoying it. So, what should I learn to write my own simple games that I can put on a website?Javascript? Pygame? Also, would I need to learn server-side scripting, like Django or CakePHP? My focus would be on simple 2d games. Thanks
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When you want to develop web-based games without an online component, you could learn Javascript or focus on a plugin-based approach. Possible browser plugins which can be used to make games are Flash, Silverlight, Java applets or the Unity web player (although it looks like the first three don't have much of a future currently).
When your games are also supposed to have some kind of online interaction (ranging from a simple scoreboard to actual real-time multiplayer), you will additionally need to learn some server-sided web programming language. There are countless options for this. PHP, JSP, ASP.NET, Django or Node.JS are just some of the many possible choices.
You might now want to ask "But which is the best one"? There isn't a best one. Just the best one for you and your specific project. Nobody can help you with making the right technology choice. You have to make this on your own.
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