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larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

I'm doing 3D games though, with OpenGL. Would definitely use LÖVE if I was doing 2D games.

larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

I have looked at it, yes. But it seems like it's not very well integrated with Linux. On Linux I usually prefer to use a text editor for editing code. So I would prefer a language which suits being edited in one.

larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

Kind of nice. Does it have OpenGL support though?

larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

What I'm really looking for is a language suited for gamedev. And I've found C# with Visual Studio fits that very well. Unfortunately I mostly use Linux.

larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

I would probably pick C++ then. Like it better than Java, but unfortunately not as good as C#.

larswinbackon Ask HN: What's a good cross platform alternative to C#?

The problem here is "done right". Java is certainly not as polished as C# in a lot of senses.