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OpenGL(R) Reference Manual: The Official Reference Document to OpenGL, Version 1.2 (3rd Edition)

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It is vital that you have this book when programming in OpenGL, especially when learning and you have not yet memorized even the more common prototypes. This book is NOT a replacement for the OpenGL Programming Guide, it is meant to acompany it and be a more useful reference once you have read the Programming Guide. Very VERY usefull. Well Organized, imporant infomation jumps right out at you and details are available on the same page. Overall one of the best references I've used for any language or API.

Absolutely necessary if you plan on using OpenGL in any serious fashion. The Third Edition includes OpenGL 1.2 API descriptions and extensions. As the title says, this is not a book to read (that's what the Programming Guide is for), but to reference.

This book goes into great detail on OpenGL, with some very helpful examples and lots of code fragments. All the examples from the book can be found on the enclosed CD. A little too complex for people who are new to C++ though. I found myself struggling with this book at first but, when my grasp of the language became better, this became a gold mine of information.