DirectX 9 release date?
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Sorry, I can''t seem to find much of anything on this topic anywhere.
Anyone have any idea when the SDK will be released? I noticed they released the released candidate for the runtime, but the download app wont even work for me..
I was on www.microsoft.com and somewhere they said a beta was avaliable. However, i wouldn''t worry for a while as there is no point programming something to directx9 when not many people would have it.
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First, they said it''d be november-ish. November is gone and it''s not been released yet.
The microsoft guys said ( on DirectXDev ) that it''s better to release a quality product rather than a poor hurried one.
It''s still due release on Christmas, though.
The microsoft guys said ( on DirectXDev ) that it''s better to release a quality product rather than a poor hurried one.
It''s still due release on Christmas, though.
Doesn''t the beta expire sometime very early January?
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quote:Original post by Tooko
I was on www.microsoft.com and somewhere they said a beta was avaliable. However, i wouldn''t worry for a while as there is no point programming something to directx9 when not many people would have it.
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There are a lot of reasons to get started with it, regardless that people don''t have it downloaded. Mainly, 9.0 is managed and integrates well with .NET managed languages - the API is completely redone. I''ve read examples of the new API and, well, it makes 8.0 or earlier versions look like a joke as far as ease of use goes.
The API has not been completely redone, just a few things have changed, and a bit has been added, namely the .NET framework. DX 8.x users should feel right at home with the DX9 SDK when it comes out.
I found "beta 3" on some Russian site... it says it would expire horribly* sometime in April, so I decided not to install it. I''m still not sure if it was actually DX9.
*horribly = "You may have to reinstall Windows entirely once this beta expires"
*horribly = "You may have to reinstall Windows entirely once this beta expires"
I''m confused about managed code. How exactly does using DX (or just coding generally) differ from normal c++ code, in terms of what it looks like and performance?
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Theres some DX 9 books scheduled to come out this spring.. so hopefully the SDK will be here by then lol.
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