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From: "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Game Programming / Graphics
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On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:54:40 -0800, jsnX wrote:

> I'm interested in learning Ada for game programming. Right now I'm
> learning C++, a necessary step, but I don't like it - the language
> seems to encourage disorganization. What resources for graphics and

It does, but if you want a job in the industry, expect to be forced into
using C or C++.

> game programming does Ada have? What is Ada's numerics model like? I've
> heard that it's better than C++'s, but I haven't seen any specifics.

There are bindings to SDL. There are many bindings to OpenGL, some come
with GUI bindings, i.e. GtkAda, CLAW, etc. I've worked on GL bindings and
they're here http://www.archangel-interactive.com/gl.html.

You can bind to C relaly easily, so if it doens't exist, you can write
your own stuff.

Luke.