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Chapter 26. Integrating DirectX

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Integrating as an Image Source

Integrating the Swap Chain

XAML is highly productive for building rich user interfaces. It handles so many details for you when it comes to rendering, input, accessibility, localization, and more. Still, there are graphics-intensive apps, such as games or photo effects apps, where it can make more sense to use DirectX. DirectX is the lowest-level graphics API available on Windows, and therefore offers the potential for the highest performance.

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