Hardware 3D (C++ DirectX Graphics) Tutorial 11

Direct3D 11 is mostly interfaced with as a collection of COM (Component Object Model) objects. In this tutorial we learn about the fundamental concepts and techniques of Microsoft COM.

Topics Covered

• Features of COM
• Binary Compatibility
• Interface Software Engineering Concept
• Reference Counting
• QueryInterface
• UUID / __uuidof
• IActiveDesktop / IShellLink / IPersistFile
• COM / C++ Parallels

Video Timestamp Index

Tutorial 11

Source Code

• 3D GitHub Repo

See also

• Next in series (Tutorial 12)
• Hardware 3D Series (C++ DirectX Graphics)
• Planet Chili Patreon