Vulkan/DX12 is quite intimidating, even for an experienced programmer, let alone a novice. I am a DX12 graphics driver developer and I still find the API intimi

Vulkan/DX12 is quite intimidating, even for an experienced programmer, let alone a novice. I am a DX12 graphics driver developer and I still find the API intimidating at times, and a missing barrier can cause hard to debug graphical corruptions, something you didn't have to worry about in OpenGL. Metal is simpler in comparison. WebGPU is a good stepping stone between OpenGL and Vulkan. It feels closer to Vulkan/DX12 in design, but takes care of the tougher things like synchronization, barriers, memory management.