Metal for IntelliJ Platform

You’d think Apple would just hire someone to do this for them, in Java. There are maybe 10,000 concerns they could pay for to resolve, with clear no nonsense objectives like “Does Java2D run on Metal?” And the crazy thing is they have the money to do it.

I would have loved to have seen a Vulkan implementation combined with MoltenVK[1] for Metal compatibility instead of a direct Metal implementation. This means that Java will now have to maintain two separate graphics implementations.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;KhronosGroup&#x2F;MoltenVK" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;KhronosGroup&#x2F;MoltenVK</a>

Why is Apple <i>still</i> dead set on having their own special graphics API? Surely it would be better for everyone (even them) if they just adopted Vulkan like literally every other platform?

There are times like this I feel electron is not bad of a platform. Platform APIs keep on changing but chromium always implement those in early phase(vulkan, metal, ARM mac OS etc). Development almost never have to worry about platform APIs.

I have gone through something similar recently (implementing nanovg on top of Metal). It’s a really good experience and can be achieved with relatively little code.

Who else uses Java Swing these days?

It consumes less energy? By how much, and was this the main motivation?

&quot;Performance on par with OpenGL&quot;<p>I would have expected a performance increase to be honest<p>Or maybe they push the limits of POSSIBLE perf because of the JVM, i guess that&#x27;s why performance gain can&#x27;t be perceived, no matter what, the JIT and GC has to constantly work..

Now I&#x27;m curious to what degree the graphics rendering is responsible for IntelliJ&#x27;s sluggish, battery-hogging experience on macOS. I wouldn&#x27;t think it&#x27;s the main cause, but who knows

Ah, supporting new Platform APIs I see.<p>It would be nice if they could start working on supporting Wayland and in turn HiDPI on modern desktops.

&quot;Lanai&quot; as a project name is hilarious. It&#x27;s like begging to Larry Ellison<p>&quot;Please don&#x27;t cancel the project! You&#x27;ll own it all anyway!&quot;<p>*Lanai is the Hawaiian island that Larry Ellison owns