I'm curious about the way software built using programming languages like C++ and Python displays its output. We can easily see how web applications show results in a browser, but what about other types of software? How do they show their results to users?
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They typically use graphical libraries that rely on the graphics rendering APIs of the operating system, such as OpenGL or DirectX. Just like browsers render web pages, these libraries handle the details of displaying graphics. For web developers, there are abstractions like CSS and the Canvas API to simplify the process, but for desktop applications, libraries such as Win32 or GTK are often used to create windows and handle graphics.
Interesting! Can these libraries work without a graphical interface?