[RESOLVED] directx or xna
DirectX is no longer supported by microsoft, therefor I can't use it(I use vb.net 2010). XNA looks as though microsoft is trying to get away from supporting that as well. So my question is: Should I go with DirectX or XNA? If DirectX, should I use slimdx or sharpdx?
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WOW I'm just a poor Dx-newbie who would be interested in some "Managed" DirectX programming (VB.NET as far as possible) and I've found this:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2vct1qw.gif
Re: [RESOLVED] directx or xna
FYI, don't stick with XNA. Microsoft has put out a news article that they are abandoning support for it, yet continue to support DirectX. So there will no longer be any new versions of XNA.
Re: Microsoft to stop XNA, continueing supporting MDX
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Originally Posted by Jacob Roman
... Microsoft has put out a news article that they are abandoning support for it, yet continue to support DirectX. ...
lol I was just about to install XNA, thanx for warning us :D Well I've already met posts with such info around the net but I wasn't sure where should I head to so I've downloaded the actual version of XNA, SlimDX & SharpDX.
I frankly appreciate Microsoft have admitted that stopping supporting Managed DirectX without providing a well established alternative wasn't a good step and continueing supporting it instead would be widely appreciated. Guess many people would sigh, saying "at last" ...
Re: [RESOLVED] directx or xna
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Originally Posted by
Jacob Roman
...Microsoft has put out a news article that they are abandoning support for it, yet continue to support DirectX. So there will no longer be any new versions of XNA.
Ehhh....do you have a link of this news article?
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Theres numerous sites mentioning this, and it seems Microsoft is abandoning XNA quietly. However Microsoft did say this:
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Originally Posted by Microsoft
Microsoft is actively investing in DirectX as the unified graphics foundation for all of our platforms, including Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone. DirectX is evolving and will continue to evolve. We have absolutely no intention of stopping innovation with DirectX.
So DirectX continues on.
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...bandon-directx
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What means it's only about abandoning XNA, but it seems there's not much chance for any future MS support for MDX (wish MS would falsify this). The only DE that will surely remain supported is VC++ / DirectX, what means the "development diagram" (of the current chaos) I've drawn in my previous post still stands. We'll still have to head towards SlimDX, SharpDX and other similar tools as things go now. As for me, SharpDX seems the most appealing. Oppinions ?
Re: the future of MDx ...
Found another monologue of the topic, although I wouldn't explicitly encourage anyone to consider its statements as final truth or take them too seriously, but at least it's interesting.
Check it out here: http://amapplease.blogspot.hu/2013/0...-now-what.html
... I have a feeling that there will be a kinda .NET support for DirectX again once - may be (or prolly) as an integrated part of VS (2012 or above) "standard" libraries, but it'll be there only for later versions of .NET and / or later DirectX versions (only for later versions of Windows) ... what may be another good reason for heading to SharpDX now ...