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jdboyd 4 days ago

Metal does pre date Vulkan, and some people consider it easier to use.

badsectoracula 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

While Metal might be easier to use, i'm pretty sure it is still easier to have to worry about Vulkan alone than Vulkan+Metal. And Metal predating Vulkan is really only of concern to code that existed before Vulkan was made available (which wasn't that much).

array_key_first 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

OpenGL is easier to use than both, but we left it in the dust as it doesn't match the semantics of modern hardware.

Metal DOES... but only apple hardware.

JimmaDaRustla 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well, ya, it's a proprietary walled garden solution.

brnt 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Mantle predates either, and Vulkan is based on Mantle.