It's honestly super fun to go from zero to one with rendering just because it opens your eyes to how that second processor on your machine works. Writing verte

It's honestly super fun to go from zero to one with rendering just because it opens your eyes to how that second processor on your machine works. Writing vertex and fragment shaders blew my mind the first time I did it. "Wait, this code will be run for EACH PIXEL ON THE SCREEN?" It's obvious in principle, but the actual implementation felt awesome to experience first-hand. Like the feeling of accomplishment that you get in re-deriving a famous theorem yourself. It's not groundbreaking or novel, but it unlocks a much deeper understanding for why we need GPUs at all. You can take a look at the humble repo I used to both learn C++ and explore 3D rendering [1]. If by some chance you are interested in learning more about how this stuff works, I highly encourage you to check out TheCherno's youtube channel [2]. I'm not a huge fan of his newer stuff (Hazel engine), but his older series implemented 3D graphics from scratch in Java. Taught me a huge amount about how this stuff works and really ignited my interest in programming. [1] https://github.com/TimelyToga/tlotk/tree/master/src/engine/graphics https://github.com/TimelyToga/tlotk/tree/master/src/engine/g... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1xpfOBN6M&list=PL656DADE0DA25ADBB&ab_channel=TheCherno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1xpfOBN6M&list=PL656DADE0D...