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THE MYTHS (AND TRUTHS) OF JAVA GAMES PROGRAMMING Page 1THE MYTHS (AND TRUTHS) OF JAVA GAMES PROGRAMMING Andrew Davison Department of Computer Engineering Prince of Songkla UniversityHat Yai Songkhla 90112ThailandEmail: ad@fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th KEYWORDSjava games programming myths criticismsABSTRACTThis paper examines the commonlyexpressed criticisms of Java as a games programming language:that's it's too slow too highlevel prone to memory problems too hard to install not available on gamesconsoles not used in 'real' games and not evenconsidered a gaming platform by Sun Microsystems. All of these views are incorrect aside from the consoleissue.INTRODUCTION Java for games programming: are you joking? No Javais a great games programming language. When you learnt Java I'm sure it's many advantages werementioned: an elegant objectoriented paradigm crossplatform support code reuse ease of development toolavailabilityreliabilityand stabilitygooddocumentation support from Sun Microsystems lowdevelopment costs the ability to use legacy code (e.g. C C++) and increased programmer productivity(Eckel 2006). That list leaves out my personal reasonfor programming in Java it's fun especially whenyou're programming something inherently goodforyou such as games. Most Javabashers tend to skip over advantages preferring to concentrate on criticisms. Here's a typicallist:Java is too slow for games programming; Java has memory leaks;Java is too highlevel;Java application installation is a nightmare; Java isn't supported on games consoles; No one uses Java to write 'real' games; Sun Microsystems isn't interested in supportingJava gaming. Almost all of these objections are substantially wrong. Java is roughly the same speed as C++. Memory leaks can be avoided with good programming and techniques like profiling. Yes Java is highlevel but it also offers more direct access to graphics hardware andexternal devices. Installation isn't a nightmare if you use ...

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