C/C++ + scripting (Lua, <My own scripting language>) is a killer combination, which won't go anywhere for decades for shear performance reasons.... (Theory :

C/C++ + scripting (Lua, <My own scripting language>) is a killer combination, which won't go anywhere for decades for shear performance reasons.... (Theory : you can always get more performance by using optimised, hand-tuned C/C++ code) Coming back, proprietary technologies used in $$$ video games, support only windows operating system. Visual Studio can be one of the reasons too.