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| Jan 3, 2021 | » | Computer Graphics Potpourri
2 min; updated Feb 12, 2023
Retained Mode vs. Immediate Mode In retained mode, the graphics library exposes an API to the application for building/updating a scene. However, the graphics library is in charge of issuing drawing commands. In contrast, an immediate-mode API allows the application to issue the drawing commands. Retained-mode APIs abstract away initialization, state maintenance and cleanup, but uses more memory. Immediate-mode APIs allow for more targeted optimizations. https://reactjs.org/ is one of the more popular retained-mode web APIs.... |