Re:Create-phaser-app for web-based game development
by lostgame on Thursday November 22, 2018 @05:16PM
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>> modern engine like ...game maker...
No, no, no. I started on Game Maker about 12 years ago. It taught me a lot of crummy programming practices, and often took care of too many of the underlying aspects, to a point where I was often doing things without any understanding of how they worked.
Unity is free, and offers something much closer to a proper IDE. It's usage of C# also encourages newer developers to learn the fundaments a language they can very much apply elsewhere if and when they need.
No, no, no. I started on Game Maker about 12 years ago. It taught me a lot of crummy programming practices, and often took care of too many of the underlying aspects, to a point where I was often doing things without any understanding of how they worked.
Unity is free, and offers something much closer to a proper IDE. It's usage of C# also encourages newer developers to learn the fundaments a language they can very much apply elsewhere if and when they need.