Should I not use the 'Quads' PrimitiveType?

[steveRoll]

I wanted to use VertexArrays to make my own tile-based drawing system, and the 'Quads' PrimitiveType seems perfect for it, because each tile is a quad. However, I saw this note in the documentation for it:

Quads | List of individual quads (deprecated, don't work with OpenGL ES)

Does that mean that it's better to not use it, or will it still be fine?

[eXpl0it3r]

It's still supported on all desktop platforms, but if you plan on writing for mobile platforms, you may want to consider using two triangles instead of one quad.

[steveRoll]

Can I be sure that desktop platforms will keep supporting them?

[eXpl0it3r]

They're not removed from OpenGL, so yes.

[steveRoll]

Alright, I guess I'll use Quads then. Thanks