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audio

• DirectXTK for Audio updates and a Direct3D 9 footnote
• Known Issues - XAudio 2.7
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio
• Learning XAudio2
• XINPUT and XAudio2
• XDSP.H - Digital Signal Processing helper functions
• XINPUT and Windows 8
• XAudio2 and Windows 8

codeplex

• CodePlex vs. GitHub
• GitHub
• UVAtlas - Return of the Isochart
• CodePlex July 2014 Refresh
• DirectXMesh
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio
• CodePlex VS 2013 Refresh
• DXUT for Win32 Desktop Update
• DirectXTex and Effects 11 Update
• DirectXTex Update
• DirectXTK Update
• Effects for Direct3D 11 Update
• DirectXTK and DirectXTex now on Codeplex
• DirectXTK
• DirectXTex

conference

• GameStack Live 2021
• GDC without the GDC
• GDC 2015
• BUILD 2014
• GDC 2014
• BUILD 2013 Conference
• Game Developer Conference 2013
• BUILD 2012 Conference
• Game Developer Conference 2012
• Gamefest 2011 Presentations Posted
• TiledResources11
• DirectXTex
• Game Developer Conference 2011 Presentations Posted
• Gamefest 2010 Presentations Posted
• Game Developer Conference 2010
• Gamefest 2010

dds

• DirectXTK and DirectXTex now on Codeplex
• Direct3D 11 Textures and Block Compression
• DirectXTex
• BC6HBC7EncoderDecoder Sample Update
• Known Issue - TexconvEx
• DDSWithoutD3DX Sample Update
• DDS Update and 10:10:10:2 Problems
• The DDS File Format Lives

direct3d

• Latest news on DirectX Tool Kit
• The Many Faces of D3DX12
• The Care and Feeding of Modern Swap Chains (part 3)
• The Care and Feeding of Modern Swap Chains (part 2)
• The Care and Feeding of Modern Swap Chains (part 1)
• DirectXTK for Audio updates and a Direct3D 9 footnote
• DirectXTex and DirectXMesh now support Direct3D 12
• Getting Started with Direct3D 12
• Anatomy of Direct3D 12 Create Device
• DirectX Tool Kit for DirectX 12
• Direct3D Game Visual Studio templates (Redux)
• DXGI Debug Device
• Direct3D Win32 Game Visual Studio template
• Book Recommendations
• Anatomy of Direct3D 11 Create Device
• DXUT for Win32 Desktop Update
• Living without D3DX
• DirectXTex and Effects 11 Update
• DirectXTex Update
• DirectXTK Update
• Direct3D SDK Debug Layer Tricks
• Effects for Direct3D 11 Update
• Direct3D Feature Levels
• DirectXTK and DirectXTex now on Codeplex
• Direct3D 11 Textures and Block Compression
• DirectXTK
• TiledResources11
• Getting Started with Direct3D 11
• June 2010 HLSL Compiler Issue with Tessellation
• Direct3D 11 Multithreading
• Known Issue - Direct3D 11 UpdateSubresource and Deferred Contexts
• DirectX 11 Hardware Vendor Differences
• What's up with D3DCompiler_xx.DLL?
• Object Naming
• Direct3D 11 on Windows Vista with WSUS

directcompute

• DirectXTex and Effects 11 Update
• DirectCompute

directx

• Where is the DirectX SDK (2021 Edition)?
• Where is the DirectX SDK (2015 Edition)?
• GDC 2014
• Where is the DirectX SDK (2013 Edition)?
• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7 Update
• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7
• BUILD 2012 Conference
• DirectXTK and DirectXTex now on Codeplex
• Windows 8.x and GDFs
• Known Issue - DirectX SDK (June 2010) Setup and the S1023 error
• DXSETUP Update
• DirectX and .NET
• DXWEBSETUP Update
• Known Issue - D3D11InstallHelper sample
• June 2010 HLSL Compiler Issue with Tessellation
• Not So Direct Setup
• Direct3D 11 Tessellation
• DirectCompute
• Whither DirectDraw?
• What's in a version number?

directxmath

• DirectXMath 3.17
• DirectXMath AVX and AVX2 - A Coda
• DirectXMath 3.16
• DirectXMath 3.14
• DirectXMath - ARM64
• DirectXMath 3.13
• DirectXMath 3.11
• DirectXMath 3.10
• DirectXMath 3.09
• DirectXMath 3.08
• DirectXMath - AVX2
• DirectXMath 3.07
• Known Issues - DirectXMath 3.06
• DirectXMath 3.06
• Known Issues - DirectXMath 3.03
• DirectXMath - F16C and FMA
• DirectXMath - AVX
• DirectXMath - SSE4.1 and SSE4.2
• DirectXMath - SSE3 and SSSE3
• DirectXMath - SSE, SSE2, and ARM-NEON
• Spherical Harmonics Math
• XNA Math Version 2.05 - Smoothing the transition to DirectXMath
• XDSP.H - Digital Signal Processing helper functions
• Introducing DirectXMath
• XNA Math Version 2.04
• Known Issues in XNAMath v2.03
• Announcement - DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
• DirectX SDK (February 2010) is live
• A little love for XNAMath...

dxsdk

• D3DX_DXGIFormatConvert.inl - Back from the dead
• Legacy D3DX on NuGet
• Where is the DirectX SDK (2021 Edition)?
• DirectX Caps Viewer Update
• Known Issues - XAudio 2.7
• Where is the DirectX SDK (2015 Edition)?
• Samples Content Exporter
• The Zombie DirectX SDK
• DirectX SDK Tools Catalog
• DirectX SDK Samples Catalog
• Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate
• Living without D3DX
• Where is the DirectX SDK (2013 Edition)?
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 1
• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7
• Effects for Direct3D 11 Update
• DirectX SDKs of a certain age
• Spherical Harmonics Math
• Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate
• Windows 8.x and GDFs
• DirectX SDK Install Helpers
• Samples Content Exporter Update
• Where's DXERR.LIB?
• XAudio2 and Windows 8
• Where is the DirectX SDK?
• Known Issue - DirectX SDK (June 2010) Setup and the S1023 error
• BC6HBC7EncoderDecoder Sample Update
• DXSETUP Update
• Known Issue - TexconvEx
• Games for Windows Update
• Whither DirectDraw?
• Windows SDK 7.1
• Announcement - DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
• What's Coming in the June 2010 DirectX SDK
• DirectX SDK (February 2010) is live

general

• Windows 8.x now out of support
• Advanced Format drives and Async I/O
• Modern C++ Bitmask types
• Twilight for Windows 7
• Welcome to GitHub Pages
• A look back - Windows Vista
• Understanding Game Time Revisited
• Goodbye to an old friend...
• Welcome

gfwtr

• DirectX SDK Install Helpers
• Desktop Games on Windows 8.x
• Games for Windows Update

github

• vcpkg and GitHub Update
• DirectX Tool Kit Vertex Skinning Update
• Latest news on DirectX Tool Kit
• DirectXTex, DirectXMesh and UVAtlas now support Linux
• DirectX Caps Viewer Update
• GitHub 2020
• GitHub, NuGet, and VSTS
• DirectXMesh Update
• CodePlex vs. GitHub
• HDR Lighting and Displays
• DirectXTex and DirectXMesh now support Direct3D 12
• DirectX Tool Kit for DirectX 12
• DirectX Tool Kit - Keyboard and Mouse support
• Samples Content Exporter
• GitHub
• UVAtlas - Return of the Isochart
• DirectXMesh
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio

hdr

• HDR Lighting and Displays

hlsl

• HLSL, FXC, and D3DCompile
• HLSL Compiler support for Symbolic Derivatives
• June 2010 HLSL Compiler Issue with Tessellation
• Announcement - DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
• What's up with D3DCompiler_xx.DLL?

input

• DirectX Tool Kit - Keyboard and Mouse support
• DirectX Tool Kit - Now with GamePads
• XINPUT and XAudio2
• XINPUT and Windows 8

kinect

• Kinect for Windows SDK Beta

networking

• Windows Networking

pixw

• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7 Update
• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7
• Announcement - DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
• Object Naming

tessellation

• Direct3D 11 Tessellation

uwp

• DirectX and UWP on Xbox Series X|S
• Windows 10 November 2019 Update
• Windows 10 May 2019 Update SDK
• Windows 10 October 2018 Update SDK
• Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK
• DirectX and UWP on Xbox One
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK
• Windows 10 Creators Update SDK
• DirectX Tool Kit and C++/WinRT
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK
• Direct3D Game Visual Studio templates (Redux)
• Windows 10 SDK (November 2015)
• Windows 10 SDK RTM
• Visual Studio Tools for Windows 10 Preview
• Direct3D Win32 Game Visual Studio template

vcpkg

• Vcpkg now supports targeting Xbox

visualc

• VS 2022 Update 12
• VS 2022 Update 11
• VS 2022 Update 10
• VS 2022 Update 9
• VS 2022 Update 8
• VS 2022 Update 7
• VS 2022 Update 6
• VS 2022 Update 5
• VS 2022 Update 4
• VS 2022 Update 3
• VS 2022 Update 2
• VS 2022 Update 1
• Visual Studio 2022
• VS 2019 Update 11
• VS 2019 Update 10
• VS 2019 Update 9
• VS 2019 Update 8
• VS 2019 Update 7
• VS 2019 Update 6
• VS 2019 Update 5
• VS 2019 Update 4
• VS 2019 Update 3
• VS 2019 Update 2
• VS 2019 Update 1
• Visual Studio 2019
• VS 2017 (15.9 update)
• VS 2017 (15.8 update)
• VS 2017 (15.7 update)
• VS 2017 (15.6 update)
• VS 2017 (15.5 update)
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK
• Visual Studio 2017 (15.3) update
• Windows 10 Creators Update SDK
• Visual Studio 2017
• DirectX Tool Kit and C++/WinRT
• Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
• Visual Studio 2015 Update 2
• Direct3D Game Visual Studio templates (Redux)
• Visual Studio 2015 Update 1
• Visual Studio 2015 RTM
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 5
• Direct3D Win32 Game Visual Studio template
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 4
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 3
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 1
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 4
• Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 SDK RTM are now available
• Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 3
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 2
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 1
• Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.0 SDK RTM are now available
• Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate
• HLSL, FXC, and D3DCompile
• Visual Studio 11 Beta
• Known Issue - DirectX SDK (June 2010) Setup and the S1023 error
• Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview
• Visual C++ Runtime Update
• Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
• Windows SDK 7.1
• Announcement - DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
• Visual Studio 2010 shipped!

win10

• Windows 10 November 2019 Update
• Windows 10 May 2019 Update SDK
• Windows 10 October 2018 Update SDK
• Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK
• Windows 10 Creators Update SDK
• Anatomy of Direct3D 12 Create Device
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK
• Windows 10 SDK (November 2015)
• Windows 10 SDK RTM
• DXGI Debug Device
• Visual Studio Tools for Windows 10 Preview
• Windows 10 Technical Preview
• Manifest Madness
• Direct3D SDK Debug Layer Tricks
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 3
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 2
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 1

win7

• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7 Update
• Game Rating Systems and Windows 7
• Windows Imaging Component and Windows 8
• DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7
• Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.0 SDK RTM are now available
• Windows 7 Service Pack 1
• Who moved my Windows Media Cheese?

win8

• DXGI Debug Device
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 3
• Windows 8.1 Update
• Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 SDK RTM are now available
• Manifest Madness
• Direct3D SDK Debug Layer Tricks
• Windows Imaging Component and Windows 8
• BUILD 2012 Conference
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 3
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 2
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 1
• Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.0 SDK RTM are now available
• Windows 8.x and GDFs
• XINPUT and XAudio2
• XINPUT and Windows 8
• XAudio2 and Windows 8
• Desktop Games on Windows 8.x
• Who moved my Windows Media Cheese?

windowssdk

• Windows SDK for Windows 11, Version 24H2
• Windows SDK for Windows 11, Version 22H2
• Windows SDK for Windows 11
• Windows 10 May 2020 Update SDK
• Windows 10 November 2019 Update
• Windows 10 May 2019 Update SDK
• Windows 10 October 2018 Update SDK
• Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK
• Windows 10 Creators Update SDK
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK
• Windows 10 SDK (November 2015)
• Windows 10 SDK RTM
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 5
• Visual Studio Tools for Windows 10 Preview
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 3
• DirectXMath 3.06
• Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 SDK RTM are now available
• A Brief History of Windows SDKs
• Known Issues - DirectXMath 3.03
• Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.0 SDK RTM are now available
• HLSL, FXC, and D3DCompile
• XAudio2 and Windows 8
• Whither DirectDraw?
• Windows SDK 7.1

winphone

• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 3
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 2
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 1
• Direct3D Feature Levels
• XAudio2 and Windows 8
• DirectXTK

x64

• Windows x64

xbox

• DirectX and UWP on Xbox Series X|S
• Latest news on DirectX Tool Kit
• DirectXMath AVX and AVX2 - A Coda
• DirectX and UWP on Xbox One
• DirectX Tool Kit and C++/WinRT
• DirectXMath - AVX2
• DirectX Tool Kit - Now with GamePads
• GDC 2014
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio
• Windows Imaging Component and Windows 8
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 3
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 2
• Dual-use Coding Techniques for Games, part 1
• DirectXMath - F16C and FMA
• DirectXMath - AVX
• DirectXMath - SSE4.1 and SSE4.2
• DirectXMath - SSE3 and SSSE3
• DirectXMath - SSE, SSE2, and ARM-NEON
• Direct3D Feature Levels
• XAudio2 and Windows 8

xnamath

• DirectXMath - SSE, SSE2, and ARM-NEON
• XNA Math Version 2.05 - Smoothing the transition to DirectXMath
• XNA Math Version 2.04
• Known Issues in XNAMath v2.03
• A little love for XNAMath...