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Almost like a non uniform lens array. I wonder if there are some distributions which create more coherent colored patterns (probably with single lens geometries). The only thing I can think of is some kind of golden ratio Fibonacci spiral layout pattern.

Did you try varrying the position of the spheres so they are not uniformly placed in a grid, or is it impossiple to get coherent rays?

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If models are locally conditioned and/or fine tuned to the existing code base, then I am more comfortable using them in a professional context. I hope things align in that direction eventually, but there needs to be a very high level of responsibility for the release process of the resulting code.

In no way do I think that AI assisted coding should be banned. AI code completion is absolute magic, but I find the advanced (compute) algorithms I get from most LLMs to be garbage. It is definitely great for remedial work, but for anything complex, the ability of these tools are plainly overstated.

You're handwaving away a lot of concerns in the OP. I specifically find the term "vibe coding" to be cringe, as it is putting lipstick on a pig. I don't mean for this to be offensive in any way. I think a pig is a pretty accurate analogy for an LLM (just eat everything and then shit out a result).

I don't think that correlation is entirely accurate, as it is specific to the dev culture and not specifically the size of the company. Stringent reviews let me sleep so much better at night after a merge. You're misinterpreting my opinion, as I think aspects of AI assisted coding is incredible.

I'm so glad that I am in a position in my career that I don't have to put up with "vibe code" dumped onto me in a production pipe.

Merging more code that people don't take the time to work through to fully understand seems like a recipe for disaster. I'm not trying to question the validity of your personal projects at all, just some basic observations that seem pretty obvious.

I cannot really take the term "vibe coding" seriously, not that I question the benefit from AI assisted coding. It is a pretty severe problem getting code properly reviewed especially for large companies with high code base churn rates. Some companies in particular struggle with productization.

While I def agree with the main point, the person who has to actually debug the resulting obscure bugs in production will be living a hell that no one deserves. There may be no recourse to ask the original author, especially if the review process also is automated. This risk is more immediate.

I thought it was the plot to Pinky and the Brain.

This would still have the older devices support issues I imagine.

Direct3D 11 on 12 - Win32 apps D3D11On12 is a mechanism by which developers can use D3D11 interfaces and objects to drive the D3D12 API.

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Simulators are a driving force behind VR, especially in autosports. It is a symbiotic relationship. I think the PSVR feature for the WipEout Omega Collection was a driving force for sales of the game.
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The RealityKit pipeline is pretty amazing. Non destructive workflows and full (USD) asset(s) import. Straight into shader graphs. Though there are lots of limitations compared to more professional AAA software workflows.

Yeah, it is a legitimate problem with (especially modern) graphics APIs. It is like 4 seperate layers (not even considering the potentially many layers of DCC: Blender => Compressonator and/or Texture Tools Exporter => Asset Importer => API resource.

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Do you know if you are using the Vulkan backend? There was a great presentation from the Blender team about optimizations to their graphics stack at @vulkan.org's Vulkanized conference the other week:
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I think the acronym makes it a non-starter... 😅

Did you mention yet the meshlet primitive and vertex counts you are using? Are you using task shaders or doing amplification in a compute pass?

I completely agree. It is really confusing/silly to call a stratified grid cell a cluster.