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GLSL 4.0: Discarding Fragments to Create a Perforated Look
By David Wolff |
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GLSL 4.0: Using Subroutines to Select Shader Functionality
By David Wolff |
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The Basics of GLSL 4.0 Shaders
By David Wolff |
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OpenGL 4.0: Using Uniform Blocks and Uniform Buffer Objects
By David Wolff |
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OpenGL Type Traits
By Szymon Gatner |
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Excerpt from OpenGL® SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, 4th Edition
By Wright, Lipchak and Haemel |
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Excerpt from OpenGL® Programming Guide 6th Ed.
By Shreiner, Woo, Neider, and Davis |
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Rendering efficient 2D sprites in OpenGL using Texture Rectangles
By Brandon Fleming |
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Creating a GLSL Library
By Don Olmstead |
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OpenGL Frame Buffer Object 201
By Rob “phantom” Jones |
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