A new programming language for image-processing algorithms yields code that's much shorter and clearer -- but also faster. Image-processing software is a hot commodity: Just look at Instagram, a ...

I've recently discovered though, that it's really not very hard. In fact, it's almost easy and a lot of fun—thanks to the Irrlicht 3-D graphics engine. The Irrlicht 3-D graphics engine is written in ...

Pair programming and code review are each practices that improve the quality of software, as well as promote knowledge sharing. When the agile vs. lean, XP vs. Scrum, and vi vs. Emacs debates get slo ...

This programming language gives you programs that resemble modern art. ... The code is formed from graphics made of the recognized colors, with individual pixels holding much of the information.

An introduction to the programming principles, methods and techniques of computer graphics. The course covers general graphics methods and techniques, graphics transformations, drawing algorithms, 3D ...

Programming tools that harness the computing power of CPUs and graphics processors have been updated, bringing more parallel programming capabilities to the table. Standards-setting firm Khronos ...

AUTHOR:André LaMothe PUBLISHER:SAMS, 2003 PAGE COUNT:1,759 That's right - 1,752 pages, a whole lot of code, a few chunks of math, and very little space wasted on pictures. Mr. LaMothe ...

To make it much easier to code graphics, an API such as Direct3D or Vulkan is used (application programming interface), which requires shaders to be in a standard, common format.