Feedback from 3.0.0 alpha versions

[xoofx]

This issue is to get feedback from the 3.0.0 alpha versions.

If you have any questions or remarks, about this release, let us know!

Best,
Alexandre

[QuantumDeveloper]

Will you provide DX 11.2 binaries for .Net 4.5 via nuget?

[xoofx]

@QuantumDeveloper Hm, not sure about which DX11.2 binaries you are referring? D3D11 D3D11.1 D3D11.2 are now all accessible from a single D3D11 assembly.

[QuantumDeveloper]

Ah, its good. I remember that earlier D3D11.2 must be built separately as build target DirectX 11_2.

[xoofx]

@QuantumDeveloper yes and that was a pain to maintain, build and package! That's one of a big changes and reasons of 3.0.0

[QuantumDeveloper]

Its good change I think)

[QuantumDeveloper]

@xoofx Also do you plan to enable SIMD support for math (vectors, matrices)?

[xoofx]

@xoofx Also do you plan to enable SIMD support for math (vectors, matrices)?

As SIMD support is quite orthogonal to SharpDX if you prefer to use System.Numerics.Vectors instead of SharpDX.Mathematics, it is up to your project. There is currently no plan to migrate SharpDX.Mathematics to System.Numerics.Vectors.

[xanather]

Thanks for your hard work on this release. I'm really happy about the basic interop types. Trying to develop a basic engine/framework ontop of SharpDX while trying to encapsulate SharpDX data types was a strange thing.

Thanks for your continuous work on SharpDX!

Will the Toolkit be updated to compile with the latest changes?

[xoofx]

Will the Toolkit be updated to compile with the latest changes?

Unfortunately, no, the Toolkit is deprecated and no longer supported, as I'm focusing on Paradox now. But if someone wants to fix it, pull requests are welcome.

[stgeorge]

Wanted to say thank you to @xoofx for his continued work on SharpDX which is a great boon for C# and Direct3D hackers.

[Gavin-Williams]

Maths classes were meant to be in Mathematics, but the alpha has moved them all back to SharpDX, under the old 3.0.0 they were already in SharpDX.Mathematics.

[xoofx]

Maths classes were meant to be in Mathematics, but the alpha has moved them all back to SharpDX, under the old 3.0.0 they were already in SharpDX.Mathematics.

Yeah, sorry, It was breaking too many samples and wanted to avoid this burden for existing users as well, so I reverted it back to the root namespace. If you look at existing code base, when there was a using SharpDX; it was only used to include Mathematics and just the Utilities class, so it is fine to let it as it is today. As the SharpDX namespace is a bit less cluttered it should be fine. Also the SharpDX.Mathematics assembly is optional, so it doesn't force to use it.

[Gavin-Williams]

ok.

Also want to say that i really like the simplicity of having desktop & store versions. It must be a lot easier to maintain. And thanks for the DX12 preview. I probably won't look at it myself for a few months, because my current project is undergoing enough twists and turns as it is, but looking forward to eventually taking a peek. Thanks for all your hard work.