The key (and there's probably a Sun Tzu quote about it as well) is getting your competition to where they want to be ... in a way that entangles them there. Ope

The key (and there's probably a Sun Tzu quote about it as well) is getting your competition to where they want to be ... in a way that entangles them there. OpenGL is a respectable place to be, and making it an industry standard & norm ensures everyone can achieve their goals by leveraging the work of others; there's nothing wrong with a solid grounding in OpenGL. The trick, of course, is recognizing that there is always a better position, and preparing to move there while helping everyone else get to a nice comfortable position below it.