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Wasn't Minecraft originally written in Java? Might still be.
by sudhirj 8y ago
Wasn't Minecraft originally written in Java? Might still be.
- pjmlp 8y agoYes, but Microsoft ported it to C++ as means to have a common code base across mobile devices, game consoles and desktop computers.
- Cyph0n 8y agoYes. But I believe that Microsoft made an improved version written in C++ after the acquisition.
- freeone3000 8y ago"improved" is a matter of opinion. The Java version has mod support and the editions are kept at feature parity.
- imtringued 8y agoI remember when they promised a modding api... Not even the C++ has resulted in one... The fact that Notch went with Java might have been a blessing in disguise because it made the reverse engineering process semi automated.
- earenndil 8y agoMinecraft also has generally awful performance (although this is generally attributed to its being coded poorly, not java).