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SharpDX vs SlimDX for game development?

Which one of these offers the best API for game development? Which library is easier to use, faster, has more documentation?

Solution

  • Both projects support nearly the entire DirectX libraries (though SlimDX does support a bit more in the DirectX 9 space).

    SlimDX is very mature, and fully featured. Some larger scale, commercial games have been written and published using SlimDX. It also provides more of a "framework" to use, and has more feature-complete documentation.

    SharpDX promises slightly better performance in certain scenarios (see benchmarks). It's generated directly from the DirectX headers, so is more of a thin DirectX wrapper.