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You're in almost every thread about WGPU, with negative opinions about it. What would your ideal graphics API be, and why isn't it coming to fruition, do you th
by bschwindHN 4y ago
You're in almost every thread about WGPU, with negative opinions about it. What would your ideal graphics API be, and why isn't it coming to fruition, do you think?
- pjmlp 4y ago> What would your ideal graphics API be Same capabilities as native APIs. > , and why isn't it coming to fruition, do you think? Politics and lack of tooling. Why the negativity? Consider that after 10 years, there is no Web game that can match AAA releases for Android and iOS written in OpenGL ES 2.0 (already lowering the bar here to WebGL 1.0). And SpectorJS is the best GPU debugger we ever got. Meanwhile in 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQiUP2Hd60Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQiUP2Hd60Y
- kevingadd 4y agoNot the person you're replying to, but a start would be to use an existing proven shader format like SPIRV or DXIL instead of making up an entirely new shader ecosystem in order to satisfy the whims of a single browser vendor and waste everyone's time.