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I don't have any experience with Java game development, but I was under the impression that LWJGL provided more than just OpenGL bindings.
by sarchertech 3mo ago
I don't have any experience with Java game development, but I was under the impression that LWJGL provided more than just OpenGL bindings.
- pjmlp 3mo agoIt is indeed a bit like using SDL, however pure OpenGL bindings like JOGL have seen better days. Also, if you are doing a game in Java, you also need bindings for sound APIs, and other ones that traditionally only care about C, thus you end up with something like LWJGL anyway.
- pdpi 3mo agoWell, it's more than just OpenGL bindings mostly because it's bindings for a bazillion other things too. Just look at the javadoc[0]. The non-binding stuff in there is just utilities to make the bindings at least somewhat idiomatic in Java. In practice, LWJGL games are almost always just GLFW games, which I would still qualify as being pretty damn close to "from scratch". 0. https://javadoc.lwjgl.org https://javadoc.lwjgl.org