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> He's saying it doesn't have to be the greatest tool for the job, he's saying it's a good intro for would-be programmers and dabblers. Perhaps. But we should
by ori_b 14y ago
> He's saying it doesn't have to be the greatest tool for the job, he's saying it's a good intro for would-be programmers and dabblers.
Perhaps. But we should be able to do better. Pygame, for example -- The example I found[1] looks quite nice and easy to use:
[1]http://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/2007/6/4/opengl-sample-code-for-pygame/ http://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/2007/6/4/opengl-sample-...
- slurgfest 14y agoPygame is effectively just SDL. If you are going to depend on OpenGL anyway, Pyglet is even nicer for newbies
- allait 14y agoPygame can be a pain to install sometimes. Things that package dependencies into a single binary (like Love2D) are easier to setup, but often lack the out-of-the-box interactivity that JavaScript tools provide.