As a computer graphics and programming languages geek, I am delighted to have found myself working on several GPU compilers in the past two years.
This began in 2021 when I started to contribute to taichi, a Python library that compiles Python functions into GPU kernels in CUDA, Metal, or Vulkan. Later on, I joined Meta and started working on SparkSL, which is the shader language that powers cross-platform GPU programming for AR effects on Instagram and Facebook.
Aside from personal pleasure, I have always believed, or at least hoped, that these frameworks were quite useful. They make GPU programming more accessible to non-experts, empowering people to create fascinating graphics content without having to master complex GPU concepts.