OpenGL weirdness

October 06, 2011 00:00

Try this:

        dispList = glGenLists(1);

        glNewList(dispList, GL_COMPILE);

        for(int x=-768; x<768; x++)
        for(int y=-768; y<768; y++)
        {
            glBegin(GL_QUADS);
                glColor3f((double)(rand() % 100) / 500, 
            (double)(rand() % 100) / 100, 0...

Help! GLEW compiles but doesn't link!

October 06, 2011 00:00

When you compile the glew_static project from glew on Visual Studio and link it with your program, you may get something like this:

app_init.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glewInit
worldscene.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp____glewBufferSubData
worl...

Why I Prefer Initialization Through Constructors

September 18, 2011 00:00

I always prefer initializing my class through the use of a constructor like this:

class Apple
{
    Color color;
    Taste taste;
    List<string> countries;
    public Apple(Color color, Taste taste, List<string> countries)
    {
        this.color = color;
        this.taste = taste;
        this.countries = countries...

First test post from BunnyBlogger

July 04, 2011 00:00

Several moons ago I have been working on a special blogging client, that is capable of wysiwyg blogging and allows you to take snapshots from movie files and add images and oth...

Will the destructor be called?

August 10, 2010 00:00

Here's a C++ quiz for all of you: somefunc() will be called from a thread. Do you think this destructor will be called?

class A {
public:
    A () {
        printf("Constructor\t");
    }

    ~A() {
        printf("Destructor\n");
    }
};

int somefunc () {
    A inst;
    int* a = 0
    *a = 1;
    return 0;
}

...