DirectX
DirectX is a set of commands and functions that are
ready-to-use and makes it easier for the programmers to create software; mainly
games. By using DirectX com-
mands, developers can use
predefined functions to manage video and sound of their game. Technically
DirectX is a set of APIs(Application Programming Interfaces) that software
developers use when creating programs on Microsoft platforms. It is used to
denote all the APIs beginning with Direct, i.e Direct3D, DirectPlay,
DirectMusic, DirectDraw, DirectSound and the like, with X substituted for each
API. The X initial was later used by Microsoft to name its gaming console Xbox
which uses the DirectX technology. DirectX was introduced with the Windows 95
Service Release 2. The purpose of DirectX was to make Windows as
developer-friendly as MS-DOS.
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