Does WGPU support WebGL1? If not, why not?

[maximetinu]

Hello,

if I'm not mistaken, wgpu supports WebGL2 only. This makes any wgpu application running on an old low end device or using an outdated browser unsupported.

What are the reasons for this? I can imagine:

• extra maintenance cost of the now-legacy and maybe-almost-deprecated WebGL1
• worse performance, even some overhead for the majority in WebGL2?