hi,

ingo <ing### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
> On 2026-05-04 21:09, jr wrote:
>  > what happened to "variety is the spice of life" ?! ...
> but but, but the raytracer's job is to populate the database. The trace
> data is the render. Everything else is SQL. Image is a query, depthmap
> is a query, normalmap is a query ...
> -- depth map as a query, not a render pass
> SELECT
>    pixel_x,
>    pixel_y,
>    MIN(t) AS depth  -- closest hit along each ray
> FROM bounces
> WHERE frame = 42
> GROUP BY pixel_x, pixel_y

you sure know how "to take the wind out of my sails" </grin>.  that really is an
interesting perspective.  heavy..


> to take it to the extreme, ...

I don't have the required background(s) but am still left with a "nagging
feeling".  a fully spec'd "application binary interface", as you've alluded to
with the dynamic-link libraries, ought to be enough.  (unless I misunderstood ?)


regards, jr.

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