Starting with Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft has added a new mechanism for building shaders using a language called Directed Graph Shader Language (DGSL). This language can be used to create very complex shaders that are still easily understandable at a high level, and are thus more maintainable than shaders written in pure HLSL.
In this recipe, we'll create a shader that applies a texture to an object and colors it.
Ensure that you are running Windows 10, and start either VS2015 Community or one of the premium versions.
Create a shader by performing the following steps:
Create a new DirectX 12 App (Universal Windows) project by navigating to Visual C++ | Windows, and give it a name of your choice.
Right-click on the project, select Add | New Item, and then choose Graphics | Visual Shader Graph (.dgsl). Leave the name as the default one,
Shader.dgsl, and click on Add.The shader will be added to the project, and the design surface will be displayed...