About OpenGL Programming

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I'm new to OpenGL. I've downloaded OpenGL application and GLUT library files. Is there anything else I would need to start programming in OpenGL? Somewhere I saw the need of MS Visual Studio. Is it true? Is there any specific system requirements? Kindly post if there's anything else I should have.....

Posted 2-Mar-12 18:35pm

manu_221b

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Mar-12 16:33pm

It depends. You did not specify platform, language, almost nothing...
--SA

manu_221b 7-Mar-12 0:36am

ok, I use both Linux (ubuntu) and Windows. I prefer to use C++ as language... I would like to know the rest.... Kindly reply me...

Santhosh G_ 4-Mar-12 22:31pm

This link will be helpful.

http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Getting_started

manu_221b 7-Mar-12 0:41am

Ok, I've read it... but Programming is not my problem but setting up the environment.... I wanna know a direct solution of what things should be used...

dokhtare 11-Mar-12 7:13am

is it better to use opengl for multi threading graphic programming in c#??

smokindinesh 3-May-12 10:02am

If you are Beginner no more things is needed if you have already glut library and visual studio . Just setup the GLUT project in visual studio and start programming

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