It seems that Zig is well suited for writing SIMD [0]. If only GPU makers could ...

jiehong 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: C is not suited to SIMD (2019)

It seems that Zig is well suited for writing SIMD [0].

If only GPU makers could standardise an extended ISA like AVX on CPU, and we could all run SIMD or SIMT code without needing any librairies, but our compilers.

[0]: https://zig.guide/language-basics/vectors/

dundarious 5 months ago [–]

I like zig, but no, what it provides pales in comparison to what intrinsics offer.