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DirectX is a very good option for games. OpenGL on the other hand is a more generic 3D API (used, for example, by most CAD and other scientific applications). A
by tathagata 14y ago
DirectX is a very good option for games. OpenGL on the other hand is a more generic 3D API (used, for example, by most CAD and other scientific applications). Additionally, of course, it is available on all platforms. I doubt that DirectX will outlive OpenGL in the long run.
- kmm 14y ago> DirectX is a very good option for games. OpenGL on the other hand is a more generic 3D API I don't know about that any more. I have heard that for about a decade, but with the massive changes that have been made to OpenGL, I don't see why that should still be true, if it even was true in the first place.