Surge

Surge is a powerful graphics engine for creative coding, focusing on simplicity and ease of use for C++ developers. With simple OpenGL drawing, ImGui integration for interfaces and LibRapid for mathematics and calculations, Surge is a powerful, simple and effective tool for all.

When to use Surge

• You need a drop-in graphics engine for your C++ project
• You need a simple, cross-platform way to draw graphics
• You want to create visualisations for your programs, rather than just using the terminal
• You want a simple way to draw graphics while using ImGui for your interface
• You need to plot real-time graphs and charts with minimal effort
• You want to use OpenGL, but don't want to deal with the boilerplate code
• Other frameworks, such as Cinder or OpenFrameworks are too large and complex for your needs

When not to use Surge

• You need a full game engine
• You want to use a well-known framework with every feature you could imagine
• You need uncommon features which are not present in Surge
• You need a professional-looking UI for your application

Examples

There are a range of example programs available in the examples directory. These show off some of the basic features of the library and are designed to give you an idea of how to use Surge in your own projects.

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To Do:

• RayLib
• RayMath
• RayGUI