Have you done object-orientated programming in Python? If no, try C; if yes, try C++

Allegro is written in C, and can be used in the same way in both C and C++... The only difference would be your code interacting with Allegro.

Also, according to the bindings page Allegro already comes with a Python binding. So you could continue to use Python if you wanted

Honestly, it doesn't matter that much.

Both C and C++ will work. But they will teach you different programming styles.

If you really want to learn some new skills, do both. First do it in C, then in C++. As you learn more languages, you'll learn that some parts of programming are universal, but you'll also learn the differences in emphasis between the different languages.

If you want to learn what is universal in all languages, you don't need to learn all languages, just the flowchart.

I am disappointed in the stupid comments from @bamccaig , which has been subjected to negative publicity about programming languages. ¬¬

Do not listen to it, it only says nonsense, C and C++ are universal languages and serve everything, today it is widely used and they will never be obsolete.
Even if you handle C++, the result would be the same and possibly easier with C, especially for the Pong game that you propose.

They can lie to you that one language is better than another, but do not get carried away, the languages considered "modern" are the worst. Avoid using at all costs the Rust, Go, Java, Javascript, PHP, and C#.

Are you talking language syntax here, or what happens to them to be run on the computer? Also, do you consider the "modern" C and C++ standards part of your C/C++ are great, or "modern are the worst"?

Either way, they all have their pros and cons (I guess Javascript even has a pro? Maybe?).

I work a lot with C#, and in terms of typing/syntax/readability, I much prefer this over C++.
It comes with baggage, and reduced control over things like memory usage. However, you can build a single executable that will run across Windows, Linux, x86, and ARM (which is presumably why Unity picked it).

And let's face it, some times you just gel with a particular thing even if it isn't "the best option".

My honest advice to the op, would be try a few out, and see which you like. Languages are like cars... Once you learn how to drive, you can drive (almost) any, but different cars give you different things (economy, speed, safety)

@bamccaig : Maybe, but at least I know what's best and I don't get carried away by other people's opinions.

@pmprog : C and C++ (At least the old version of C++), are intended to be a tool and serve the programmer. But all the languages considered modern like the ones I have mentioned are just a spectacle and not a tool. It's like turning a toaster into a Linux machine, a remote control car or even a miniature TV, it's just fun, but it's useless (Although that's what they've done with HTTP and its derivatives, and it's quite a frakinstein monster).
It would be silly to look for the pros and cons because there is nothing to for look, they are simply toys or experiments.

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I must also emphasize that Python, Perl, and Ruby is also garbage, but that if it can be a personal thought, it may be really useful for others. So I have not commented. Perhaps the most convenient thing is that you learn Python to learn how to program, and then use it forever whenever you want something immediate.

All languages are garbage except Pascal. Pascal forever!!!

Actually, I like java as a learning tool but would never use it personally. Recently I wanted to expand and a learned Python. Very similar to other languages, but once again I would never use it personally.

Unless I had to.

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