Introduction
DirectX is a rich multimedia API that gives developers the ability to write high-performance applications using a standardized set of interfaces. The first release of DirectX coincided with Windows 95, and was called the “Games SDK.” Since then, more than eight new versions of the API have been released; however, these APIs were designed for developers who used C and C++. There was an entire group of developers who had no easy access to the functionality DirectX provided.
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