Game Development Reference
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Beware, however, that since this technology is so hot off the oven, there are very
few tools, if any, to help us develop, debug, and maintain GLSL shaders. You will
quickly notice that when an error is found within your shaders, you will simply see an
unfiltered HTML document. If your shader programs fail to compile, for example, the
browser will not bother letting you know what happened, or where, or maybe even
why. Thus, writing custom CSS filters can be the most challenging aspect of web de-
velopment at the moment, since browsers are not yet very useful in offering a hand
in the process.
CSS columns
If you have been using the internet for at least a few weeks, or if you have seen at
least a couple of dozen different websites, you will certainly have noticed the rect-
angular nature of HTML documents. Although it is possible to use a combination of
HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to create very robust designs, web designers have been
waiting for many moons for a simple solution to create multicolumn designs.
