Blog Post: DirectX: Hello World Sample

"Hello World" Sample, this is the way to start using DirectX.  Of course I think you should use C# and XNA, but that isn?t the case for most big game studios, so you need to start with this sample.  If you are a student and broke, you can get started by first downloading the VC++ Express:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express#2010-Visual-CPP

Or download all of the Express products: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express-iso

(If you are a college student you can get Visual Studio pro at http://www.dreamspark.com.)

Make sure that you know about Agile development by reading:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/strategies/adopt-agile-practices

It is pretty easy to use the VC++ Express, make some impressive stuff to show you parents (if you are in High School) and get them off your back about playing video games.

Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/archive/2011/08/06/directx-hello-world-sample.aspx

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