2d game programming

Seems like every Dx9 tutorial out there deal exclusively in 3d ... except for the occasional thing about textured quads ...

Is there like, a magical super place somewhere on the intarweb with 2d game programming resources? ... I'm trying to hack together a shmup ...

Compiling isn't a pain in the ass:

./configure; make; make install

...but I really wouldn't expect a normal person to do that. And God forbid if you're missing a dependancy.