• Title: OpenGL Programming
• Author(s): WikiBooks Contributors
• Publisher: WikiBooks; eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
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OpenGL is an API used for drawing 3D graphics. OpenGL is not a programming language; an OpenGL application is typically written in C or C++. What OpenGL does allow you to do is draw attractive, realistic 3D graphics with minimal effort. The API is typically used to interact with a GPU, to achieve hardware-accelerated rendering.

This book presents definitive, comprehensive information on OpenGL 4.X, SPIR-V, OpenGL extensions, and the OpenGL Shading Language. It will serve you for as long as you write or maintain OpenGL code. It clearly explains OpenGL's newest APIs; key extensions; shaders; and essential, related concepts.

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