   Creating online games questions.
  All,I want to create online games like those Zynga.com makes among others what is the programming language I should learn to make these games?  I am completely new to the idea of programming.  I know HTML and CSS that is it.Thanks![Edited by - drimitz2009 on June 26, 2009 1:32:34 AM]
  View Forum FAQ why doncha.   ;Quote:Original post by drimitz2009I want to create online games like those Zynga.com makes among others.  What is the programming language I should learn to make these games?Flash or Java.;  @Tom Sloper Be a jerk why doncha?@_fastcall Ok, what about php and python?  Any potential for online games there?   ;Quote:Original post by drimitz2009@Tom Sloper Be a jerk why doncha?So what is wrong with the Forum FAQ? What questions do you still have outstanding after reading it?   ;  Well for one thing I can't find this so called "Forum FAQ" for another thing this is the most unwelcoming site I have ever been on.  It is bad when I get flamed by some idiot on the board for asking a newbie question but it is completely stupid when a moderator is a jackass too.  This board is suppose to be for beginners yet I can't even ask a question with out a smart ass remark.  Some newbie board.   ;  And the record, I said I wanted to create games like Zynga.com there is nothing concerning them in the faqs or the type of games they make.  I was asking what programming language to learn to make those games.  Not where I can get the resources to do it.  The faq has nothing to help me with my question.  But in the faq it does state:Don't flame people because of their lack of knowledge. Remember, we all had to start somewhere.This forum is for beginners ("newbies") to ask questions without being slapped around because someone more experienced decides they should already know the answer. If you want to make a reply ask yourself:- Am I being helpful?- Am I guiding them in the right direction if they are misguided?- Am I taunting them, flaming them or insulting them because they didn't know the answer, didn't know the supporting material or just seemed lost?Well it seems the moderator Evil Steve and Tom Sloper have neither read the faq.  Neither were helpful in answering my intial question, neither guided me in the right direction since my question wasn't in the faq, and both were flaming and insulting to me.   ;Quote:Original post by drimitz2009Well for one thing I can't find this so called "Forum FAQ" for another thing this is the most unwelcoming site I have ever been on.  It is bad when I get flamed by some idiot on the board for asking a newbie question but it is completely stupid when a moderator is a jackass too.  This board is suppose to be for beginners yet I can't even ask a question with out a smart ass remark.  Some newbie board.Neither of us was flaming you - if you think that's flaming, you have a lot to learn. Flaming is calling someone an idiot or whatever, not directing them to a FAQ. By your logic, any post that suggests you do something could be considered flaming.Had you done some sort of research (Such as looking at the page source, or right clicking on one of the games), you'd see that they're using flash player to play the games.The Forum FAQ is linked at the top of every page in this forum (Search the page content in your browser for "FAQ"), and on the forum listing page.Programming doesn't have so much to do with a particular language, as it does concepts and algorithms, and as such, a lot of the links in the forum FAQ are perfectly valid.   ;Quote:for another thing this is the most unwelcoming site I have ever been on. It is bad when I get flamed by some idiot on the board for asking a newbie question but it is completely stupid when a moderator is a jackass too. This board is suppose to be for beginners yet I can't even ask a question with out a smart ass remark. Some newbie board.Quote:Well it seems the moderator Evil Steve and Tom Sloper have neither read the faq.Neither were helpful in answering my intial question, neither guided me in the right direction since my question wasn't in the faq, and both were flaming and insulting to me.Watch your attitude. Just because this forum is called "For Beginners" does not mean it is the place to go to get coddled and have your hand held all throughout the process. We still expect you to show at least an attempt to do your research and think for yourself. Furthermore, it is my job to oversee the moderation of this forum, not yours. Quoting rules at your fellow forum-goers and my fellow moderators, and calling them jerks because they did not provide you exactly the answers you expected, is not like to endear me or anybody else to your cause. If you have a problem with a post made by a user, use the "flag this post" option at the bottom of that post. Do not start a drama-fest.I do not see anything particularly out of line with Tom Sloper or Evil Steve's remarks. Tom's was simply succinct, which is hardly deserving of the retort you chose, and Evil Steve's is perfectly civil. Your reaction, however, is not. I am closing this thread now. Feel free to repost your question again, perhaps with more specifics.   