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| Nov 28, 2011 at 7:36 | comment | added | jwenting | and don't forget that game developers are extremely conservative overall (technically), and most of the large (influential) shops have existed for decades and are C(++)/ASM centric so aren't going to invest in Java development as it'd mean extensive investment of time, money, and other resources up-front when they've an entire C(++)/ASM architecture ready to roll. | |
| Nov 28, 2011 at 0:50 | comment | added | mikera | I think you've hit an important issue with the game engines - I think this is the biggest reason why Java hasn't caught up with C/C++. It's possible that open source may level the playing field a bit however - I've been very impressed with jMonkeyEngine (jmonkeyengine.com). | |
| Mar 5, 2011 at 22:54 | history | edited | Jerry Coffin | CC BY-SA 2.5 | added 355 characters in body |
| Mar 5, 2011 at 22:41 | history | answered | Jerry Coffin | CC BY-SA 2.5 |