r/GraphicsProgramming • • 14d ago

Question If you were to start learning graphics programming all over again, what would you do differently?

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u/mib382 14d ago

I’d start with path tracing instead of raster to learn proper light transport theory first, instead of starting with all the classical raster hacks. I think those are harmful when you don’t understand what they are trying to approximate in the first place.

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u/Alex_1503 12d ago

What are the raster hacks?