The DirectX Software Development Kit
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)

The DirectX Software Development Kit


The Microsoft DirectX software development kit (SDK) is your backstage pass to multimedia applications that sizzle. DirectX is a set of low-level application programming interfaces (APIs) for creating games and other high-performance multimedia applications. It includes support for high-performance 2-D and 3-D graphics, sound, and input.

Here is some general information about DirectX:

Audience

This documentation set is intended for developers using the C/C++ programming language. Separate documentation is available for developers using the Microsoft .NET Framework. DirectX 9.0 can be used in the Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, and Windows XP environments.

Scope

The DirectX SDK is broken into the following sections:

Related Topics

Other related topics include:



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