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Posted by Miguel Leon
Miguel Leon
1,720 Points

whats a sdk ?

Im getting into gaming programming in really a beginner, i've heard this term a lot and read about it but i really dint understand how it works or how to build one.

3 Answers

Ryan Field
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Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points
Ryan Field
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

Hi, Miguel. You don't build one (well, at least most people don't). An SDK is a software development kit, and they're used by programmers to build applications and whatnot on different platforms. Each platform has their own SDK (Android, Apple, Pebble, and many other companies) that is used to build applications for that specific device or platform.

Saskia Lund
Saskia Lund
5,673 Points
Saskia Lund
Saskia Lund
5,673 Points

SDK is the abbreviation of Software development Kit.

It is basically a collection of useful tools, code snippets and source code to help developers creating their own custom software matching the desired base code or base application (such as android, mac os, windows.. whatnot). You may or may not need different SDKs for different projects.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Game programming SDK's are also referred to as "engines" that help you work with graphics, animation, input, and the like. There are many examples such as Unity, Unreal, CryTek, etc.