macOS languages/libraries for 2d games under mac

[pada51]

Hi,
i'm new in the mac world and i have to code some 2d educational games for my work. What are the langages and the libraries can you advise ?

i precise that the code cant be opensource (so i imagine i cannot use interpretated languages like ruby or python)

thx.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Hi,
i'm new in the mac world and i have to code some 2d educational games for my work. What are the langages and the libraries can you advise ?

i precise that the code cant be opensource (so i imagine i cannot use interpretated languages like ruby or python)

thx.

I've written a 2D game in Java, since that's what I'm most familiar with on the Mac. I've heard that learning Objective-C and using Cocoa makes great Mac apps, though - so I'm making an effort to learn it also.

 

[tutubibi]

SDL is a very popular framework (2D and 3D) and has a lots of add-on libraries to enable things like sprite and map management. I used it for a couple of cross-platform 2D games.

SDL is written in C++, integrates nicely with XCode, but you can also use it from Python with pygame.