Programming, graphics, games, media, C++, Windows, Internet and more...
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Today I would like to present my new article: "Graphics APIs – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow". In this article, we will take a quick walk through the history of graphics APIs such as DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, and the accompanying development of graphics cards on the one hand, and video games on the other, over the years. We will not be learning how to program in any of these APIs. This article should be understandable and may be engaging for anyone curious about games or graphics, or at least for those who played games in childhood.
The article was first published few months ago in Polish in issue 4/2025 (119) (July/August 2025) of the Programista magazine. Now I have a right to show it publicly for free, so I share it in two language versions:
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