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I was around and writing OpenGL when we started getting the first programmable cards. Nvidia shot out first with their Cg language, but I held back and waited f
by sysrpl 4y ago
I was around and writing OpenGL when we started getting the first programmable cards. Nvidia shot out first with their Cg language, but I held back and waited for the "Orange Book" to come up. I bought it right away and learned from it and by looking at other peoples shaders.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=opengl+orange+book https://duckduckgo.com/?q=opengl+orange+book
Also the quick reference card helps
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=glsl+quick+reference&t=h_&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=glsl+quick+reference&t=h_&ia=web
- prox 4y agoSo you are a veteran, compared to me, just started this year, really reminded why I should have been more observant in math class :) The resources are really good, hadn’t found something like that yet!
- pjmlp 4y agoSmall correction, NVidia Cg was only the first on PC. We had Renderman on NeXT, TI TMS34010, and a couple of other attempts outside the PC world.