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		skolemtotem on July 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Long Live WebGL (2013) That, I sort-of agree with. Layering isn't unique to 3D, so it's debatable whether the incorporation of a depth buffer makes OpenGL a 3D API.

Animats on July 23, 2018 [–]

It's not layering. It's depth. The depth buffer will work for cases where two objects cross in Z. Unlike the painter's algorithm.

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