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what is opengl and how it is deffrent of direct x

are they both c++

and how we can use them…

i mean the sdk

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Spike Spiegel offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (12 minutes after post)

do any one know do i need to learn c++ to start progrming with opengl & DX

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Spike Spiegel offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
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i am finish now my bs in physics and i have 360 day to learn c++ for grafical purpose and i dont know do i need vc++ or c++
then i haer about opengl and DX so i start confusing now

i feel that i am lost

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yourabi offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Admin Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
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The biggest difference is that OpenGL is meant to be cross-platform — it is used on Windows,Mac, Linux and even the iPhone — Direct3D is Microsoft specific.

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Fire offline Verified User (3 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (17 hours, 33 minutes after post)

yourabis right, direct3D is microsoft only, and so opensource projects will use open GL. thats the biggest diffrence. its all for drawing stuff on the screen…

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c++ … cant you just take a class on that?

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Fire offline Verified User (3 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
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… why would you need to know c++ for graphical stuff though?

- Fire

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Spike Spiegel offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
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i want to learn c++ and design a physics engine (new one )
i have 360 day to learn and then to build

not: i am physicist

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