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rlsw – Raylib software OpenGL renderer in less than 5k LOC

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241 points fschuett | 2 comments | 21 Oct 25 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ciroduran ◴[21 Oct 25 22:55 UTC] No.45662771[source]▶
Raylib's author was very happy to announce that you can compile an entire raylib program with no dependencies other than, say, being a win32 app https://x.com/raysan5/status/1980322289527976202
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smlacy ◴[22 Oct 25 00:34 UTC] No.45663602[source]▶
but ... why?
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foota ◴[22 Oct 25 00:36 UTC] No.45663616[source]▶
As someone who was once a child trying to figure out how to compile and link things to use SDL, I think there's some educational value in letting people make games without having to dive deep into how to use C++ toolchains.
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SJC_Hacker ◴[22 Oct 25 01:13 UTC] No.45663859[source]▶
If you want to do that, skip C++ entirely and just use Javascript or Python. You can get shiny things really quickly.
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1. irilesscent ◴[22 Oct 25 02:13 UTC] No.45664198{3}[source]▶
I think there's still value in learning the C++ language and making a game or a demo is quite rewarding although raylib does have bindings for basically every conceivable language.
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2. pjmlp ◴[22 Oct 25 06:34 UTC] No.45665571[source]▶
Agreed, especially since it is the main language in the games industry, however that doesn't mean it should be the very first experience.