It's because Vulkan is designed for driver developers and (to a lesser degree) for middleware engine developers. As far as APIs go, it's pretty much awful. I wa

It's because Vulkan is designed for driver developers and (to a lesser degree) for middleware engine developers. As far as APIs go, it's pretty much awful. I was very pumped for Vulkan when it was initially announced, but seeing the monstrosity the committee has produced has cooled down my enthusiasm very quickly.