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Focus on SDL

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:56 pm
by Evolution X
I've recently purchased the book 'Focus on Sdl', as I believe it's what I seen the developers of the video series 'Adventures in Game development', I am curious as to which if it is a decent choice for an intermediate developer. As I have not used the Sdl Library beforehand, and have mainly focused on OpenGl, although now I am going to work with both on my next project.

So, is 'Focus on Sdl' a good choice as a reference book?

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:25 am
by Arce
So, is 'Focus on Sdl' a good choice as a reference book?
If you already know C++, then yes, it is. It covers SDL libraries and even some other related libraries very extensively. Also, i personally found that its small size made it a great choice--it's directly to the point all the way through and well organized, which makes it great for reference.

Hope you enjoy it.

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:43 am
by Falco Girgis
If you've used OpenGL before, picking up SDL should be easy as hell. I learned SDL from only basic C++ knowledge with that same book you saw in the vids.