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NeutralBias t1_jec1jn9 wrote

Vulkan here refers to NTC Vulkan, a cybersecurity consultancy out of Russia. It is totally distinct from the Vulkan graphics API, an alternative to DirectX and is developed by several industry heavyweights.

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supercyberlurker t1_jecmpw3 wrote

It's is also not the planet where Spock grew up, until he left to join starfleet.

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dbto t1_jedy2ih wrote

And THAT’s not the same Spock who wrote that book on raising babies.

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wrosecrans t1_jecowbv wrote

The C++ bindings for the Vulkan API have such complex template stuff going on that my IDE slows down so much when working on Vulkan code that it does sometimes feel like Cyberwar.

But, you can use Vulkan for rendering some very cool looking 3D video game explosions. Which is sort of a completely different kind of "Cyber War."

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MairusuPawa t1_jedpmde wrote

GL was the industry standard, Direct3D is historically the alternative.

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golyadkin t1_jeef4l1 wrote

The NTC stands for Научно Технический Центр, and indicates that the company is likely closer to a US FFRDC than to a normal private company. Mostly geared towards managing government R&D, but with private clients too. This is a lot more like MITRE than like NSO group.

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