https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/immediate-mode/ Recent content in Immediate-Mode on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-25-cpp-immediate-mode-gui-dear-imgui-nuklear-nanogui/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-25-cpp-immediate-mode-gui-dear-imgui-nuklear-nanogui/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Immediate-mode GUI (IMGUI) represents a fundamentally different approach to user interface programming compared to traditional retained-mode frameworks like Qt or GTK. Instead of maintaining a persistent widget tree, IMGUI libraries redraw the entire interface every frame based on function calls in the render loop. This paradigm eliminates complex state synchronization, reduces memory overhead, and integrates naturally with real-time rendering engines.</p>