Chili Framework
From Chilipedia
The Chili Framework is designed as a vehicle to make it fun and easy to learn C++ in a graphical context. It wraps a bunch of pain-in-the-ass WinAPI and Direct3D bullshit giving us direct access for manipulating screen pixels. This allows us to explore basic graphical concepts at the same time that we are learning the fundamentals of the C++ language.
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