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Starting game development in JavaScript with no experience


It’s been a while since I started making web games in JavaScript.

For some time, JavaScript was relegated to a scripting language used for making web pages built using HTML and CSS, interactive. You get a more streamlined experience from this setup since your Node.js based project keeps track of your libraries’ versions via a file called package.json (updating a library is one command away), you have access to hot reloading (meaning every time you modify your code, the change is immediately reflected which is a game changer for gamedev since this allows you to iterate quickly) and a local server is spun up automatically for you so that you can preview your project easily. If you lack ideas, try remaking existing simple games like pong, duck hunt, etc… I have tutorials on my channel you can follow.

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