Trevett told me that there were four primary paths developers can take with regards to Apple’s deprecation of OpenGL. In this case, though, Apple will most likely give developers ample time to the significance of OpenGL across multiple software markets. That probably isn’t good news deprecation for Apple often means things stop working rather quickly. In talking to Neil Trevett, VP at NVIDIA and elected president at The Khronos Group, he mentioned that in his conversations with developers over this news, most developers look at Apple’s history with regards to deprecation announcements. Just because Apple has lagged other platforms in OpenGL spec support doesn’t mean we can count on multiple years of continued support in OpenGL. Where the latest “state-of-the-art” in OpenGL is not where you will find Apple. It is worth noting that Apple has lagged the entire industry in OpenGL adoption. Far from it, what it means specifically is that Apple will not be incorporating future OpenGL advancements into macOS nor will it be responsible for OpenGL items that may break in future versions of macOS due to their work in the operating system.

(see: The Inquirer, “Game developers fume as Apple deprecates OpenGL,” 5 June 2018) Deprecation, of course, doesn’t mean that the OpenGL plumbing in macOS Mojave will be pulled out. This news instantly sent macOS game developers into a tissy. At Apple’s annual WWDC this past June, Apple stated it would depreciate OpenGL for the upcoming macOS Mojave, due later this year. Let’s first take a look at what has been stated.

WITH APPLE ANNOUNCING the deprecation of OpenGL what will happen to the many OpenGL-based applications running on today’s macOS platform-a platform that has been booming for years in the professional markets where 3D and CAD applications reign?

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