DirectX 11

• Direct3D¹

  • Direct3D 11 Graphics
  • How To
    • Create a Constant Buffer
    • Create a Compute Shader
    • Use Dynamic Resources
  • Programming Guide
    • Resources
  • Direct3D 11, Utilities, and Effects Reference
    • Direct3D 11 Reference
    • Core Reference
  • HLSL
  • Textures
  • DDS

• Direct3D 10 Graphics

  • Programming Guide
  • Resources
    • Block Compression

Microsoft Docs Path

1. … / Win32 / … / DirectX Graphics and Gaming
2. … / Win32 / … / DirectX Graphics and Gaming / Classic DirectX Graphics

Specs

• DirectX-Specs

Tools, Samples and Code

• XBOX-ATG Samples
• Model Viewer
• DirectXTex -- A library for processing .DDS files, and performong various texture content processing operations.
• PIX
  • WinPixEventRuntime
• D3D Win32 Game Template -- Walbourn
• VS Templates -- Walbourn

Visual Studio Docs

• Work With 3D Assets
• Visual Studio 2019 Graphics Diagnostics
  • Capturing Graphics Information Programmatically

Reading

• A Demonstration that Direct2D is Patently Ridiculous -- Jonathan Blow on DirectX 9
• Chuck Walbourn
  • Book Recommendations
• Shawn Hargreaves -- old MSDN blog archive.

• Charles Petzold

  • 2014 The Hidden Depths of DirectX
  • 2013 On his DirectX Factor Column
  • DirectX Factor (MSDN)
  • 10/2014 Pixel Shaders and the Reflection of Light
  • 09/2014 Vertex Shaders and Transforms
  • 07/2014 Breaking the Z Barrier with Direct2D Effects
  • 06/2014 The Canvas and the Camera
  • 05/2014 Manipulating Triangles in 3D Space
  • 04/2014 3D Transforms on 2D Bitmaps
  • 03/2014 Triangles and Tessellation
  • 02/2014 A 2D Portal into a 3D World
  • 11/2013 Who's Afraid of Glyph Runs?
  • 10/2013 Text Formatting and Scrolling with DirectWrite
  • 09/2013 Direct2D Geometries and Their Manipulations
  • 08/2013 Finger Painting with Direct2D Geometries
  • 07/2013 Simulating an Analog Synthesizer
  • 06/2013 An Introduction to Audio Processing Objects

• Frank Luna