OpenGL
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What is OpenGL?
OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform API for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. It's commonly used in video games, CAD software, virtual reality, scientific visualization, and other applications that require hardware-accelerated graphics rendering.
What other technologies are related to OpenGL?
OpenGL Competitor Technologies
Vulkan
Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API that competes with OpenGL for graphics rendering.
DirectX
DirectX is a collection of APIs, including Direct3D, used for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms, and is a major competitor to OpenGL.
Metal
Metal is Apple's low-level graphics API, competing with OpenGL on Apple platforms.
Direct3D
Direct3D is the 3D graphics API within DirectX and is a direct competitor to OpenGL.
D3D
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Short for Direct3D, a primary competitor to OpenGL.
HLSL
HLSL (High-Level Shading Language) is the shading language used with DirectX. It is a competitor because it serves the same purpose as GLSL but within the DirectX ecosystem.
Vulkan SC
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Vulkan SC (Safety Critical) is a subset of Vulkan used in safety-critical systems, which serves the same use case as OpenGL SC. It competes with OpenGL in these constrained environments.
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OpenGL Complementary Technologies
OpenCL
OpenCL is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors. It is complementary to OpenGL as it can be used for compute tasks.
GLSL
GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language) is the shading language used with OpenGL, and is essential for programming modern OpenGL pipelines.
WebGL
WebGL is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 2D and 3D graphics within any compatible web browser. It is based on OpenGL ES and is thus related to the OpenGL family, providing a means to use OpenGL-like rendering in web applications.
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Which job functions commonly mention OpenGL?
Chip Designer
0.5% of all Chip Designer jobs mention OpenGL
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Mobile Developer
0.3% of all Mobile Developer jobs mention OpenGL
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Software Engineer
0.2% of all Software Engineer jobs mention OpenGL
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Engineer
0.1% of all Engineer jobs mention OpenGL
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Engineering & R&D
0.1% of all Engineering & R&D jobs mention OpenGL
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