EGL Insights | Sumble

What is EGL?

EGL (Enterprise Generation Language) is a high-level programming language and development environment originally created by IBM and now managed under the Eclipse Foundation. It simplifies application development by providing a platform-independent way to create business applications. EGL achieves platform independence by generating native code (like Java or COBOL) from the EGL source code. It's often used for developing web, mobile, and rich client applications, as well as for modernizing legacy systems.

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What other technologies are related to EGL?

EGL Competitor Technologies

Vulkan

Vulkan is a modern graphics API that, like OpenGL ES, can be used for rendering. It offers an alternative to OpenGL ES for which EGL provides surface management. Some platforms may choose Vulkan over OpenGL ES, thus competing with the use case of EGL.

mentioned alongside EGL in 2% (120) of relevant job posts

Metal

Metal is Apple's graphics API, providing similar functionality to OpenGL ES and Vulkan. Metal competes with OpenGL ES on Apple platforms, meaning EGL is often not relevant on Apple platforms where Metal is preferred.

mentioned alongside EGL in 1% (59) of relevant job posts

EGL Complementary Technologies

OpenGL ES

OpenGL ES is a graphics API that EGL is designed to work with to provide rendering capabilities. EGL manages the creation and management of rendering surfaces for OpenGL ES.

mentioned alongside EGL in 9% (93) of relevant job posts

WebKit

WebKit is a web browser engine that can use EGL to create rendering surfaces for displaying web content. EGL helps WebKit interface with the underlying graphics system.

mentioned alongside EGL in 7% (51) of relevant job posts

Chromium

Chromium is a browser project that relies on EGL for graphics initialization and rendering in certain environments. EGL provides the necessary interface to the underlying graphics system.

mentioned alongside EGL in 5% (53) of relevant job posts