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I want to start learning DirectX and I do have an extremely strong grasp of C++
Anyways I have searched online and I saw that people recommend that I start with dx9 then move my way up to the other DXs
Now my question is
If I learn dx9 and fully grasp it then move on to Dx10 and then to Dx11 Will that cause me to get mixed up while I’m programming when I learn the newer DirectX because of the similar code
or will it help me understand the language and be better at using it?
Honestly, there’s not an awful lot of point in learning DX10. If you don’t need hardware compatibility, go straight to DX11. If you do, then stick with DX9. The hard part about graphics programming has little to do with the API- most of it is in programmable shaders and techniques that are not strongly tied to the API you’re using.