   should i learn directdraw?
  Hiya,been learning games programming for a week and a bit now and was just wondering if I should spend my time learning direct draw (in windows game programming for dummies book), or should i move straight to Direct3D?CheersNick 
  I''d recommend making a couple of small 2D games (like Pong then Tetris) using DirectDraw or SDL before moving on to 3D.   Why you shouldn''t use iostream.h - ever! | A Good free online C++ book;  siaspete is right,you should start slowly and make a couple of 2d games before jumping to 3d programming. ;  Learning Direct Draw  is not a waste of time since you use the same style of coding when seting up Direct 3D (Com stuff)   ----------------------------------------------Petter Nordlander"There are only 10 kinds of people in the world. The who understand binary and those who don''t" 