Is there a faster and object orientated alternative to SDL for C++?

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The current version of libsdl (1.2.x branch) is very, very slow with blending and per pixel alpha (as it uses software blending). Is there any other good alternative to it?

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score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 30 '09 at 20:04

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SFML is exactly what you need: http://sfml-dev.org/.

Skim through the tutorials, you'll see that it's way easier and more powerful than SDL.

answered Sep 30 '09 at 20:04

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As far as I can see from the examples, it's simply brilliant... though it will take some time to get used to it... – aviraldg Sep 30 '09 at 20:10

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 30 '09 at 20:04

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There is SFML : http://www.sfml-dev.org/

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 31 '11 at 13:12

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Or... just use OpenGL on top of SDL.

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 12:01

GLFW. It only tries to do one thing (window creation/input handling). It is C based and pretty easy to use provides bindings for several languages.

SFML does all that and also provides an API for audio, fonts, and networking. It's nativity a C++ API but provides bindings for several languages.

There are other thousands of options: SDL (older), Unity and UDK if you want to create a game, ...

Is there a faster and object orientated alternative to SDL for C++?

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