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Hi everyone;
why is it that any book or tutorial i read on either opengl or direct3d is done with C++?
is it because thats the native language to both or its done easier by using C++?
if i want to try it in c is there a tutorial which is c friedly?i like to have the latest directgraphic tutorial.
i thought opengl was C friendly,well c u all!
OpenGL is usable with almost any language on the planet.
The reason why the tutorial is done in C++ is just a preference
of the writer, Nothin else.
NeHe's tutorials has the code in everything from assembly to delphi to c to ada to visual SNOBOL++. I guess you can kind of think of a library file as a database that contains all of the information for methods, and the linker/interpreter/assembler/zaphoider extracts that information from that file so you can do stuff with it! I'm drunk!
can we use win32 sound functions or for that matter GDI functions
in conjuction with a program that is graphicaly based on opengl?
did QUAKE for instance used directmusic and input and sound while using opengl for graphics?
Of course you can mix Win32 and (Opengl or DirectX) - that's what the dialogues, windows, and buttons - as well as the program is win32 architecture. However, mixing OpenGL and DirectX together is not recommended - remember u have to load the libraries of the things you use so having a DirectX and OpenGL module/dll loaded in mem at the same time is self-defeating.
When u use OpenGL or DirectX u r telling the comp to use Hardware instead of software rendering, that's all it is - wrapped up in a nice API. If ur using DirectX then use DirectX for all - if u decide on OpenGL find some nice 2D and Audio API's to supplement.
Or use hardware specific API's and assembly from Nvidia or similar company.