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Recommendations For C++/OpenGL Linux Tutorials?
QuaveringGrape writes "After a few years of Python I've recently been trying to expand my programming knowledge into the realm of compiled languages. I started with C, then switched over to C++. A friend and longtime OpenGL programmer told me about NeHe's tutorials as a good step after the command-line programs started to get old, but there's a problem: all the tutorials are very Windows-based, and I've been using Linux as my single platform for a while now. I'm looking for suggestions for tutorials that are easy to learn, without being dumbed down or geared towards non-programmers."
Koenig's "Ruminations" are beautiful! So glad you included it!
Definitely second that list. I would add Alexandrescu's "C++ coding standards" (I'm an Andrei fanboy), and Sutter's "Exceptional C++: 47" and "Exceptional C++: 40 new".
For the very beginning of C++, I like Lippman's "Essential C++", and, when you're feeling up to it, Lippman's "C++ Primer". If you want to know how C++ works under the hood, read "Inside C++ Object Model", also by Lippman (it's heavy lifting, and not needed for just using the language).
There are some other nice books around this topic, but I think these two lists complete the 'core'.
Get the sources of glxgears (in mesa-utils), and look through the code. It's relatively simple, and will help you get started.
Also, when I was looking for an OpenGL example that uses just X11, without Qt/Glut/whatever, the best one I could find was this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd318252(VS.85).aspx (Yes, the irony is overwhelming...)