Code on how to render a triangle Use either Visual 2012 or Visual 2013 Express, its free, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44914. To be able to use the code you'll need to download and install DirectX (June 2010) SDK, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6812. Then you'll need to include the following libraries:
d3d11.lib
d3dx11d.lib
d3dcompiler.lib
dxerr.lib
dxgi.lib
To add these go to: PROJECT -> Properties -> Linker -> Input
Then add to Additional Dependencies
Next you must include the paths for the Compiler to search in. So go to: PROJECT -> Properties -> VC++ Directories
Then in Executable Directories add path:
C:\..\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Utilities\bin\(x86 or x64)
Then in Include Directories add path:
C:\..\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Include
$(WindowSDK_IncludePath)
Then in Library Directories add path:
C:\..\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\lib\(x86 or x64)
Click apply and it should work
NOTE C: \ ..\ is an abbreviation for the actual path