java or python for creating an app

[stone acorn]

hi! i am plan on creating an educated, gamified game about cybersecurity for my passion project. however, i do not know whether to use java or python when coding the game. i have basic knowledge on both languages but i plan on learning more about them as i plan out my game. i would appreciate opinions on whether java or python would be more suitable!

[hallow girder]

Well, if we’re talking about games, C++ should be the obvious choice 😄 But for real - between Java and Python for this purpose, I would probably choose Python.

I would consider your release plan - is it only for you? Would you mind sharing your code with third parties? Would you like it if the person who downloads it could easily run it? If you need to release and distribute it, I would prefer Java (it will be obfuscated by design and easy to manipulate for others). If it’s for you, I would choose Python as it will be easier in general to develop.

[stone acorn]

yeah i plan on learning C++ maybe in the future since i'm mostly focusing on java & python 😅 .

and thank you for your input!! i'll have to use python then.

[queen flume]

Python is slow for big projects, you need java to optimise it better.

It depends how big this will be.

For something small python is okay, won't hurt the time much, but for big things definitely not python.

[stone acorn]

it's not gonna be too big since i'm also busy with other things (school, volunteering, etc.). maybe just like a game with at least 3 outcomes, depending on how much time i can dedicate to it

but i'll figure it out anyways once i get a new computer

thank you though!!

[queen flume]

Yeah, it depends on you.

I definitely can't say what you're planning.

But I'll say whatever you use , learn it better, so you can atleast optimise it the best.

[stone acorn]

python, lol....dad's been making me learn it more than java

[queen flume]

That's nice.

Java is more like highlevel c++

Python is different than that

[stone acorn]

yeah i know

i plan on learning java and c++ in the future

[queen flume]

Then focus on python now

[stone acorn]

i will

[queen flume]

While making the game you'll learn better about it

You use PyQt or tkinter

Or renpy

Or pygame

[stone acorn]

thank you sm!!!

[queen flume]

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[stone acorn]

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