OpenGL Programming on Mac OS X: Architecture, Performance, and Integration

Preface

The Mac is a computing platform that virtually defines ease of use, consistency, and effortless computing. The story of OpenGL on the Mac has been, shall we say, a bit more complex. With the arrival of OS X, the Mac platform supports even more ways of constructing OpenGL applications for the Mac. While there has been an apparent proliferation of OpenGL interfaces for the Mac, the platform itself has stabilized architecturally and programmatically and now offers the best developer and user experience in the industry for development of graphics applications. This is not just a statement of preference but an observation that, in many ways, the Mac is an OpenGL platform without peer. The Mac is a fun and efficient platform on which to develop ...