OpenGL, AFAIK, is _not_ comparable to DirectX in terms of either speed or API completeness ( i.e. features). But I guess I'm not certain on that, just going from various readings on the subject...
On 10/30/06,
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I haven't had the spaghetti code experience with OpenGL, and I have been
working with it for many years. Typically, C++ "object-oriented"
libraries had been the worst to work with; especially since C++ name
mangling is compiler-dependent. However, since .Net eliminates this
problem, I am interested in seeing some good class-based object-oriented
APIs in the future.
By the way, I believe Mono implements .Net's DirectX interfaces using
OpenGL. Using OpenGL directly might offer a performance boost there.
-Sam
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But makes for a mighty mess when it comes to maintainence.
OpenGL ends up spaghetti. I've been there, done that. At the very least,
XNA is fully object orientated which makes things a lot nicer when
managing multiple materials and objects in a single scene.
-Adam
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> Unless you enjoy rewriting your code every release, I'd suggest using
> OpenGL. Performance is on par with DirectX in Windows, you get
> cross-platform support, and the API is stable across releases.
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> Or if your trying to maintain the cross platform support that
> libsecondlife already has :-S
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> :-) yea... but for those using Windows, directX would be better... how
> about a generic wrapper over a provider model? If 'nix based, use
> OpenGL, if Windows, use DirectX. ...Or not... :-D
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