RE: What's up with Linux C/C++ programming?

["Idahosa I. Edokpayi" <stealth_ninja@geocities.com>]

In LInux you would use X-Windows and OpenGL (or actually MESA I am not
really sure about the Linux OpenGL situation). Under Windows you would use
the WIN 32 API and DirectX for low-level game functions with D3D or OpenGL
for graphics. Under windows you have more stability and ease of development.
Under Linux you get street cred from your "haxor" buddies. :)

Idahosa Edokpayi

-----Original Message-----
From: gameprogrammer-owner@gameprogrammer.com
[mailto:gameprogrammer-owner@gameprogrammer.com]On Behalf Of Matt
Campbell
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 7:01 PM
To: gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com
Subject: What's up with Linux C/C++ programming?


Hey all :)  I have some questions about what happens
with Linux.  If anyone in here uses Linux, maybe they
could tell me.  I read in some magazine a story on
Linux, and the prospect of a free (programming based)
OS with open source and free software was very
appealing to me.  Now, i have been to www.linux.com in
search of answers, and have come up with nothing that
i didn't get from the story i read.  The funny thing
is my dad still doesn't think i know what i'm talking
about.  He came in while i was surfing for info and
said "Don't do anything stupid.  Linux is another
operating system."  lol.  like i hadn't figured that
out already.  but, back to my story, I am currently
learning game programming in C/C++ from 'Tricks of the
Windows Game Programming Gurus' (by Andre Lamoth) and,
as you can guess, my predicament lays there in.  I
would be absolutely lost (even more lost than I am
already <lol>) if i switched to Linux.  How does
programming in C/C++ differ on windows than it does on
linux?  it's quite confusing.  I'll probably neer
switch (in the near future, anyway) because all my
hard earned software (games, ect.) won't work, but
hey.  It's sorta interesting.  anyone who knows
anything about Linux programming in C/C++ maybe drop a line.

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