Graphics libraries on Windows vs Linux

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Tao and OpenTK are two graphics libraries you can use with c# on Windows. Both not active, Tao last release is 2008 and OpenTK 2010.

But I see Mesa is active for Linux, so I wonder what should I use for my project. I need to develop CAD modeling app.

Should I go with Mesa and Linux? OpenGL changes a lot, and I need something up-to-date.

Thank you

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 09 '11 at 10:16

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Mesa 3D is an implementation of the OpenGL library and specification; you write programs using the OpenGL API. OpenGL is probably your best bet in terms of features and cross-platform compatibility.

answered Aug 09 '11 at 10:16

Delan Azabani

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You mean not use libraries at all? – pokoko222 Aug 09 '11 at 10:37
OpenGL is a library. The 'L' in OpenGL actually stands for 'library'. It's not like you're coding bare-metal with OpenGL. – Delan Azabani Aug 09 '11 at 11:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 09 '11 at 10:34

If it is for Windows only then there is DirectX of course. The XNA framework is designed for Games I think but it may also be worth a quick look.

We have tools that use DirectX 2D as well as openGL. I am using Piccolo which wraps both GDI+ and Direct2D. Unfortunately that is no longer developed except for Java as open source

Graphics libraries on Windows vs Linux

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