Why is graphics programming SO HARD to learn? My story

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[chinmaygavit]

It took me 5 days to step up Opengl and its libraries 😅

[y_go]

When he said it took him days to setup SFML and get that green circle code to work.... I cried . Sooo relatable

[vkultragame]

It took me about 6 failed engine projects during last 18 months to become a beginner with vulkan graphics programming, still getting stuck on things but it's much easier over time. I remember the day that the basics of matrix manipulations clicked with me and after that it was easy to recognize when i did something wrong, it kind of becomes natural.

[mariusirgens]

I was very lucky that my university offered a wide range of both 2D and 3D computer graphics programming courses, along with relevant math courses. I did a master in visualization, where basically every course was graphics related. When I got my PhD position in a new university, looking at their course list, there was not a single graphics related course to choose!
Computer graphics are incredibly important, but to offer a full range of courses on the topic, there is a need for a visualization group that can teach the subject in an academically relevant manner. Most universities do not have such a group, but some do. If you want to study computer graphics, find a university that has a visualization group.

[carlriemann]

Why always opengl? I have been studying vulkan for the past 6 years now. It's amazing. I got my job as game programmer in a AAA gaming company now. Everywhere I go I see opengl tutorials. But the truth is vulkan is being used extensively everywhere.

[sussmusk]

Bruh I am 14 year old I was trying to learn opengl but then left due to its math now i am simulating physics in pygame

[EStartive]

it doesn't even have a cursor!
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[constantitus]

Hearing Vlad say "I think I managed to get some really good graphics out of it" while the shadows are glitching in the video is peak. Reminds me of that clip of the Dead by Daylight main developer saying "I think we did a pretty good job so far" while the game was barely playable 💀

[iamaprogrammer]

I absolutely love computer graphics, I got a bit burnt out though. I think partially because I tried to learn everything way too fast (3D in Vulkan from almost no rendering knowledge fast). I got to a point of rendering about 10, 000 basic cubes with textures before getting burnt out. I kept some of that knowledge, but I didn't retain as much of that knowledge as I would have liked. After I'm finished with collage applications, I will probably take the time to more thoroughly learn computer graphics and the math behind it. Definitely don't rush through learning, especially with computer science, you may not learn as much as you think you are XD

[NaphasterJones]

great video. curious on the graphics book your pops gave you. in general, I would like resources that teach you how to render shapes without just being given libraries that do that for you.

[tomquareme]

I always found software rendering to be easier than rendering with OpenGL. It's harder to do simpler things, but easier when things get more complex.

[Meteotrix]

yeah i'd recommend a straight-up masters in computer graphics if you can, it takes about as long and you get a deeper understanding & networking opportunities.

[PySnek]

The only thing I still struggle with is networking. Even with easier programming languages like Python or Lua. I just cant wrap my head around it!

[jakobmusic]

I still remember the cg courses in my bachelor computer science bachelor degree. they were one of the hardest modules.

[aodfr]

Oh man good old borland graphics.h. i havent seen that header in almost 20 years.

[Bhanukamax]

Curious what that book your father gave thought. Care to share the name?
Really great content btw, very helpful and inspiring.

[mirmn]

I have no interest in learning graphics programming but I was intrigued by the title of this video!

[Cactusman-ed]

Yep as a CS student in my final i have spent months just learning math, and now finishing up calc1 but even to do extreamly advanced stuff in graphics. I still would need to learn cacl2 and 3.... ontop of other stuff. In short if you really want to go for it be prepared to learn to like math.

[jeezusjr]

Thank you for making this video. I am also trying to learn graphics programming and it seems impossible. I want to make a cad modeler.

[ziphy_]

I first tried SFML, I failed at it, then moved to OpenGL, I am now suffering