TypeGPU 'use gpu' Directive Compiling JS to WebGPU Shocks Developer Community

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A Twitter/X screenshot showing a post from IroncladDev (@IroncladDev) saying '"use gpu" -- this has got to be a joke, there is no way'. The post quotes a tweet from Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg, Vercel CEO) posted 1 day earlier: 'This marvel is built in TypeGPU, a TypeScript WebGPU library [1/2]. Among other coolness, it features a "use gpu" directive that compiles JS to WSGL, to run on the GPU:' followed by a code example: `const add = (a, b) => { "use gpu"; return a + b; }`. Below the tweet is an image showing what appears to be a 3D rendered slider/toggle UI element at 38% with a melting gold/amber aesthetic. The meme captures the developer community's disbelief at yet another JavaScript directive (following 'use strict', 'use client', 'use server') -- this time for GPU computing via WebGPU shaders

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick JavaScript directives timeline: 'use strict' (2009), 'use client' (2023), 'use server' (2023), 'use gpu' (2025). At this rate, 'use quantum' drops by 2027 and 'use feelings' by 2030

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

JavaScript directives timeline: 'use strict' (2009), 'use client' (2023), 'use server' (2023), 'use gpu' (2025). At this rate, 'use quantum' drops by 2027 and 'use feelings' by 2030
@leklaanc 6mo

What's the problem?
1. @kitbot256 6mo
  
  A cpu is a thinking stone. And a gpu is a magic thingy that makes the 3D models go boom. No way it can think of a+b
  
  @leklaanc 6mo
  
  I think it worked like a thinking stone for graphics. So.. there probably are ways to make it think
  
  @ahmubashshir 6mo
  
  Gpu is a matrix calculator
@kbulygin 6mo

const add = (a, b) => { "Sum these two numbers. And please don't touch other functions!" }
@DavidGarciaCat 6mo

not a joke ?? !! 😱 https://github.com/software-mansion/TypeGPU
1. @RiedleroD 6mo
  
  I mean, this is useful. it's also extremely basic. it's like saying pyglet is somehow a revolutionary technology. like, no… it's neat, but it is just graphics processing.
@Sun_Serega 6mo

The god damn JS??? On MYYYY GPU?????
@RiedleroD 6mo

"this (thing that was possible 10 years ago) was brought to you by (the concept of graphics computing)"