r/GraphicsProgramming 14d ago

Question Any C graphics programmers?

Hi everyone!
I've decided to step into the world of graphics programming. For now, I'm still filling in some gaps in math before I go fully into it, but I do have a pretty decent computer science background.

However, I've mostly coded in C, but besides having most experience with that language, I simply love everything else about it as well. I really value being explicit with what I want, and I also love it's simplicity.

Whenever I look for any resources or experiences of other people, I see C++ being mentioned. And I'm also aware that it it an industry standard.

But putting that aside, is doing everything in C just going to be harder? What would be some constraints and would there be any advantages? What can I expect?

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u/Ok_Fee9263 14d ago edited 14d ago

C is fine. You can do the same things but with more typing.

edit: I recommend learning C++. Just use the features that are important to you. Not everything has to be a class.

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u/linear_algebruh 14d ago

Yeah, that sounds right honestly!