gdal-js
This is an Emscripten port of GDAL, an open source X/MIT licensed translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. (by ddohler)
OpenFrameworks
openFrameworks is a community-developed cross platform toolkit for creative coding in C++. (by openframeworks)
| gdal-js | OpenFrameworks | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | |
| 132 | 10,384 | |
| 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| 0.0 | 8.2 | |
| over 3 years ago | 10 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| - | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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gdal-js
Posts with mentions or reviews of gdal-js.
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Nannou – A Creative Coding Framework for Rust
This reminds me of OpenFrameworks [0], which provides very similar framework style functionality like Nannou but for C++.
[0]: https://openframeworks.cc/
- Ask HN: Who Are Your Favorite Photography and Generative Coding Artists?
- OpenFrameworks: Open-source C++ Toolkit for Creative Experimentation
- OpenFrameworks is an open source C++ toolkit for creative coding
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Resolume
Not exactly VJ, but could be used for it. https://openframeworks.cc
- VVVV – A Hybrid Visual/Textual Development Environment
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I'm starting to get tired
Since you have C# experience, take this time to learn more about C++ while you continue to look. While yes, it is very easy to write bad code, it's not a huge deal since you just graduated and are just hacking around. Plus there are a lot of helpers these days to make writing bad code a little less likely.A former mentor of mine gifted me "C++ Without Fear" by Brian Overland which I can recommend. It's not too expensive, I think it was $25 or something like that, likely less used. Also comes in E-book form.If you'd like a gentler introduction to C++, may I recommend openFrameworks?
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UI framework with C++ simulation.
Have you come across openFrameworks (https://openframeworks.cc/) or Cinder (https://libcinder.org/)?
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Looking for a C++ 2D/3D rendering engine/api.
Not sure it checks all your boxes, but check openFrameworks?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing gdal-js and OpenFrameworks you can also consider the following projects:
node-gdal-async - Node.js bindings for GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) with full async support
Qt - Qt Base (Core, Gui, Widgets, Network, ...)
EmGlue - 🕸️ Glue C++ to your browser! Universal bindings for JavaScript/Wasm using Glue and Embind.
Cinder - Cinder is a community-developed, free and open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++.
kepler.gl - Kepler.gl is a powerful open source geospatial analysis tool for large-scale data sets.
Folly - An open-source C++ library developed and used at Facebook.