Programming DirectX with C/C++

Most Microsoft DirectX application development with C/C++ involves conventional programming techniques. However, there are several aspects of DirectX programming that may be unfamiliar to some developers. This section provides a brief overview of several specialized topics, along with some guidelines for compiling and debugging DirectX applications.

Compiler Support

Developing C++ applications with this release requires Visual Studio .NET 2003 or later. Visual Studio .NET 2002 and Visual Sutdio 6 are no longer supported.

Developing Managed applications requires Visual Studio .NET 2003 and .NET Runtime 1.1.