WebGPU and Browser Ideologies

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In this episode, Surma talks about the “GPU” in “WebGPU” and how this new web standard makes programming for the GPU more accessible. Jake talks about how different browsers approach standards and their perceived ideologies around what they prioritize.

Resources:

• Surma’s blog post on WebGPU
• A 13-part blog post series on the architecture of GPUs.
• The OpenGL internal state object explained
• Dawn, a C++ library that brings the WebGPU API to C++
• wgpu, a Rust crate that brings the WebGPU API to Rust.
• The extensible web manifesto.
• Edge 'injecting' content into the Chrome download page.
• -webkit-box-reflect.
• Is Safari the new IE?
• Stadia controller flash.