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Chapter 38. Writing Shaders with Pixel Bender > Pixel Bender Kernel Language
38.2. Pixel Bender Kernel Language
You've already seen a few extremely simple kernels, during which I avoided talking about the Pixel Bender kernel language too much. Now you can jump in, explore what the language is capable of, and code it up!
38.2.1. Syntax
As you have doubtless realized by now, the kernel language is not like ActionScript 3.0. But it's not entirely foreign either. The Pixel Bender kernel language is akin to GLSL, OpenGL's shader language. Some key things to note:
