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@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ Why OpenGL and not X? (Where X = Vulkan, Metal, DirectX, etc.) -Because it's so widespread and common that I can take its support for granted. +Because it's so widespread and common that I can take its support for granted. +It's also easier to use than most other APIs. Why FreeGLUT and not X? ----------------------- (Where X = GLFW, SDL, etc.) -Because it has and does exactly what I need. Other libraries handle a lot of other things that I don't need (e.g. audio), which translates into avoidable downsides. +Because it has and does exactly what I need. Other libraries handle a lot of +other things (e.g. audio, game pad input) which are fundamentally out of scope +for a library that focuses on solely providing a UI toolkit. They are better +suited for building video games with a common API for all platforms. + |