Metal
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Jun 17, 2026first mention
Aug 25, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“folks who use Metal like it a lot”
“it's actually a quite nice API”
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“I vibe coded a wgpu version for the grid, but then switched to Metal.”
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Caveats and dissent
“Metal was missing low level disassembly / debugging tools”
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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All comments 4
“Metal was missing low level disassembly / debugging tools”
“folks who use Metal like it a lot”
“it's actually a quite nice API”
“I vibe coded a wgpu version for the grid, but then switched to Metal.”