Which API is better?

[Joe DeFuria]

On the GL side we have stable GLSL support from ATi and nVidia.

No, we don't.

We don't have GLSL even officially exposed by nvidia.

And looking here:

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11712&highlight=140

and the links provided by zeckensack a couple posts up, we see nVidia "encouraging" out of spec HLSL coding.

 

[Humus]

Uhm, zeckensack doesn't have any post in that thread.

 

[AlphaWolf]

Uhm, zeckensack doesn't have any post in that thread.

I believe Joe is referring to posts by zeckensack in this thread on the last page a few posts ago.

NVIDIA did some "embrace and extend" aka deliberate violation of the spec. Have a look here for evidence. Related threads:
one, two and a poll on the OpenGL.org frontpage

 

[Joe DeFuria]

Uhm, zeckensack doesn't have any post in that thread.

Grammar was a bit muddled. I was talking about this thread...a few posts ago.

Here's a direct link to the post:

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8589&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=412