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Dan Webster
Dan Webster

Reputation: 1253

Does it matter what version of GL you use in LWJGL?

I'm starting to go through tutorials on lwjgl at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQAYMkzy9rQ

I noticed that the tutorials use the following import

import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11.*;

I believe this means that it uses GL 1.1, which is not the newest version of GL. What are the negatives of using this version instead using the newest? If I wanted to write my own game with lwjgl in the future, would I import the newest version of openGL? And, should I even be following this tutorial if it uses an old version of GL?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 212

Answers (1)

Mike SIm
Mike SIm

Reputation: 26

No, it does not matter but newer versions are able to use newer features. You can read the wiki of OpenGL to see what new is added. Wiki

Upvotes: 1

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