Shaders Unchained: Writing Powerful Shaders for Every Platform

By Kenwright

Unleash the full potential of shader programming. Learn to write high-performance, portable shaders for graphics and compute across OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal, DirectX, and WebGPU.

Pages: 534
Publication: 28 August 2025
Language: English
ISBN: 9798262596102

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This book is a comprehensive guide to shader programming in the modern era. It starts with the core mathematical and algorithmic concepts behind shaders and then dives into practical implementation across different shading languages and platforms (HLSL, GLSL, MSL, WGSL). You'll learn how to write shaders that are not only powerful and visually stunning but also efficient and portable, enabling you to target OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, Metal, and WebGPU from a solid foundation of knowledge.

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