SPIR-V is fine as a standard. What you put on top and transpile into it should be completely flexible. I.e. no need to mandate higher level languages. And if a

SPIR-V is fine as a standard. What you put on top and transpile into it should be completely flexible. I.e. no need to mandate higher level languages. And if anyone wants to make a better higher level language and compiler for it to generate SPIR-V, they are always welcome.