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		zamalek on June 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cuda.jl v3.3: union types, debug info, graph APIs Genuine question: why can't Vulkan Compute be used instead of CUDA and ROCm? Julia has all the tools required to "magically" transform code into SPIR-V kernels. Couldn't `:()` syntax be used to create kernels?

eigenspace on June 14, 2021 | [–]

https://github.com/JuliaGPU/Vulkan.jl

snicker7 on June 15, 2021 | [–]

oneApi.jl has a Julia to SPIR-V (Vulkan) compiler.

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