Raylib

Xaron · July 25, 2018, 13:34:54

So anyone heard of this? I've stumbled across this a few weeks ago, currently v2.0 has been released and boy, it's pure fun. Remembers me at the good old BlitzBasic days. Uses OpenGL and it's cross platform!

http://www.raylib.com

Just take a look at the commands list:
http://www.raylib.com/cheatsheet/cheatsheet.html

Creating a basic window is just this:

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/*******************************************************************************************
*
*   raylib [core] example - Basic window
*
*   Welcome to raylib!
*
*   This example has been created using raylib 1.0 (www.raylib.com)
*   raylib is licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license (View raylib.h for details)
*
*   Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Ramon Santamaria (@raysan5)
*
********************************************************************************************/

#include "raylib.h"

int main()
{
    // Initialization
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    int screenWidth = 800;
    int screenHeight = 450;

    InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "raylib [core] example - basic window");
    
    SetTargetFPS(60);
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Main game loop
    while (!WindowShouldClose())    // Detect window close button or ESC key
    {
        // Update
        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // TODO: Update your variables here
        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Draw
        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        BeginDrawing();

            ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);

            DrawText("Congrats! You created your first window!", 190, 200, 20, LIGHTGRAY);

        EndDrawing();
        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    }

    // De-Initialization
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
    CloseWindow();        // Close window and OpenGL context
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    return 0;
}

Derron · July 25, 2018, 14:37:26

If people are not put off by the "C" code they need to write, that little thing indeed looks nice!

bye
Ron

Steve Elliott · July 25, 2018, 17:31:35

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If people are not put off by the "C" code

C wouldn't have anything as long winded as

ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);

SyntaxBomb - Indie Coders

Raylib

Xaron

Derron

Steve Elliott