Article 6HQEJ Vcc: a Clang compiler for Vulkan

Vcc: a Clang compiler for Vulkan

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The Vcc compiler has beenannounced.

It's exactly what the name implies: a clang-based compiler thatoutputs code that runs on Vulkan.

Vcc can be thought of as a GLSL and HLSL competitor, but the trueintent of this project is to retire the concept of shadinglanguages entirely. Unlike existing shading languages, Vcc makes ahonest attempt to bring the entire C/C++ language family to Vulkan,which means implementing a number of previously unseen features inVulkan shaders

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