software-mansion · aleksanderkatan · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/buffer/bufferShorthand.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/buffer/bufferShorthand.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ export interface TgpuMutable<out TData extends BaseData> extends TgpuBufferShort
   readonly buffer: TgpuBuffer<TData> & StorageFlag;
 
   // Accessible on the GPU
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  value: InferGPU<TData>;
   $: InferGPU<TData>;
   // ---
 
@@ -64,10 +60,6 @@ export interface TgpuReadonly<out TData extends BaseData> extends TgpuBufferShor
   readonly buffer: TgpuBuffer<TData> & StorageFlag;
 
   // Accessible on the GPU
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: InferGPU<TData>;
   readonly $: InferGPU<TData>;
   // ---
 
@@ -80,10 +72,6 @@ export interface TgpuUniform<out TData extends BaseData> extends TgpuBufferShort
   readonly buffer: TgpuBuffer<TData> & UniformFlag;
 
   // Accessible on the GPU
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: InferGPU<TData>;
   readonly $: InferGPU<TData>;
   // ---
 }
@@ -221,14 +209,6 @@ export class TgpuBufferShorthandImpl<
     assertExhaustive(mode, 'bufferShorthand.ts#TgpuBufferShorthandImpl/$');
   }
 
-  get value(): InferGPU<TData> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
-  set value(value: InferGPU<TData>) {
-    this.$ = value;
-  }
-
   toString(): string {
     return `${this.resourceType}BufferShorthand:${getName(this) ?? '<unnamed>'}`;
   }

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/constant/tgpuConstant.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/constant/tgpuConstant.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ type DeepReadonly<T> = T extends { [$internal]: unknown }
 export interface TgpuConst<TDataType extends BaseData = BaseData> extends TgpuNamable {
   readonly resourceType: 'const';
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: DeepReadonly<InferGPU<TDataType>>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: DeepReadonly<InferGPU<TDataType>>;
   readonly $: DeepReadonly<InferGPU<TDataType>>;
 
   readonly [$internal]: {
@@ -144,8 +140,4 @@ class TgpuConstImpl<TDataType extends BaseData> implements TgpuConst<TDataType>,
 
     return this.#value;
   }
-
-  get value(): DeepReadonly<InferGPU<TDataType>> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { valueProxyHandler } from '../valueProxyUtils.ts';
  */
 export interface TgpuRawCodeSnippet<TDataType extends BaseData> {
   $: InferGPU<TDataType>;
-  value: InferGPU<TDataType>;
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: InferGPU<TDataType>;
 
   $uses(dependencyMap: Record<string, unknown>): this;
@@ -146,8 +145,4 @@ class TgpuRawCodeSnippetImpl<TDataType extends BaseData>
 
     return this[$gpuValueOf];
   }
-
-  get value(): InferGPU<TDataType> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/sampler/sampler.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/sampler/sampler.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export interface TgpuSampler {
   readonly schema: WgslSampler;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: Infer<WgslSampler>;
-  value: Infer<WgslSampler>;
   $: Infer<WgslSampler>;
 
   toString(): string;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ export interface TgpuComparisonSampler {
   readonly schema: WgslComparisonSampler;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: Infer<WgslComparisonSampler>;
-  value: Infer<WgslComparisonSampler>;
   $: Infer<WgslComparisonSampler>;
 
   toString(): string;
@@ -140,10 +138,6 @@ export class TgpuLaidOutSamplerImpl<
     );
   }
 
-  get value(): Infer<T> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   toString() {
     return `${this.resourceType}:${getName(this) ?? '<unnamed>'}`;
   }
@@ -231,10 +225,6 @@ class TgpuFixedSamplerImpl<T extends WgslSampler | WgslComparisonSampler>
     );
   }
 
-  get value(): Infer<T> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   $name(label: string) {
     setName(this, label);
     return this;

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/accessor.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/accessor.ts
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ abstract class AccessorBase<
 
   abstract readonly $: InferGPU<T>;
 
-  get value(): InferGPU<T> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   [$resolve](ctx: ResolutionCtx): ResolvedSnippet {
     const snippet = this.#createSnippet();
     return snip(

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/lazy.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/lazy.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ class TgpuLazyImpl<out T> implements TgpuLazy<T> {
     return getGpuValueRecursively(ctx.unwrap(this));
   }
 
-  get value(): GPUValueOf<T> {
-    return this[$gpuValueOf];
-  }
-
   get $(): GPUValueOf<T> {
     return this[$gpuValueOf];
   }

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/slot.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/slot.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ class TgpuSlotImpl<T> implements TgpuSlot<T> {
     return getGpuValueRecursively(ctx.unwrap(this));
   }
 
-  get value(): GPUValueOf<T> {
-    return this[$gpuValueOf];
-  }
-
   get $(): GPUValueOf<T> {
-    return this.value;
+    return this[$gpuValueOf];
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/slotTypes.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/slot/slotTypes.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ export interface TgpuSlot<T> extends TgpuNamable {
   areEqual(a: T, b: T): boolean;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: GPUValueOf<T>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: GPUValueOf<T>;
   readonly $: GPUValueOf<T>;
   toString(): string;
 }
@@ -38,10 +34,6 @@ export interface TgpuLazy<out T> extends Withable<TgpuLazy<T>> {
   readonly resourceType: 'lazy';
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: GPUValueOf<T>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: GPUValueOf<T>;
   readonly $: GPUValueOf<T>;
 
   // Type-tokens, not available at runtime
@@ -58,10 +50,6 @@ export interface TgpuAccessor<T extends BaseData = BaseData> extends TgpuNamable
   readonly slot: TgpuSlot<TgpuAccessor.In<T>>;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: InferGPU<T>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: InferGPU<T>;
   readonly $: InferGPU<T>;
 
   toString(): string;
@@ -95,7 +83,6 @@ export interface TgpuMutableAccessor<T extends BaseData = BaseData> extends Tgpu
   readonly slot: TgpuSlot<TgpuMutableAccessor.In<T>>;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: InferGPU<T>;
-  value: InferGPU<T>;
   $: InferGPU<T>;
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/texture/externalTexture.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/texture/externalTexture.ts
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ export class TgpuExternalTextureImpl implements TgpuExternalTexture, SelfResolva
     );
   }
 
-  get value(): Infer<WgslExternalTexture> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   toString() {
     return `textureExternal:${getName(this) ?? '<unnamed>'}`;
   }

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/texture/texture.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/texture/texture.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ export interface TgpuTextureView<
   readonly size?: number[] | undefined;
 
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: Infer<TSchema>;
-  value: Infer<TSchema>;
   $: Infer<TSchema>;
 
   toString(): string;
@@ -590,10 +589,6 @@ class TgpuFixedTextureViewImpl<T extends WgslTexture | WgslStorageTexture>
     );
   }
 
-  get value(): Infer<T> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   get size(): number[] {
     return this.#baseTexture.props.size;
   }
@@ -687,10 +682,6 @@ export class TgpuLaidOutTextureViewImpl<T extends WgslTexture | WgslStorageTextu
     );
   }
 
-  get value(): Infer<T> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
   $name(label: string): this {
     setName(this, label);
     return this;

diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/variable/tgpuVariable.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/variable/tgpuVariable.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ export interface TgpuVar<
 > extends TgpuNamable {
   readonly resourceType: 'var';
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: InferGPU<TDataType>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  value: InferGPU<TDataType>;
   $: InferGPU<TDataType>;
 
   readonly [$internal]: {
@@ -177,12 +173,4 @@ class TgpuVarImpl<TScope extends VariableScope, TDataType extends BaseData>
 
     assertExhaustive(mode, 'tgpuVariable.ts#TgpuVarImpl/$');
   }
-
-  get value(): InferGPU<TDataType> {
-    return this.$;
-  }
-
-  set value(v: InferGPU<TDataType>) {
-    this.$ = v;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/tgpuBindGroupLayout.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/tgpuBindGroupLayout.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ export interface TgpuBindGroupLayout<
   readonly [$gpuValueOf]: {
     [K in keyof Entries]: InferLayoutEntry<Entries[K]>;
   };
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use `.$` instead, works the same way.
-   */
-  readonly value: {
-    [K in keyof Entries]: InferLayoutEntry<Entries[K]>;
-  };
   readonly $: {
     [K in keyof Entries]: InferLayoutEntry<Entries[K]>;
   };
@@ -267,11 +261,7 @@ class TgpuBindGroupLayoutImpl<
   readonly [$internal]: ResolvableObject[];
   readonly resourceType = 'bind-group-layout' as const;
 
-  readonly value = {} as {
-    [K in keyof Entries]: InferLayoutEntry<Entries[K]>;
-  };
-
-  readonly $ = this.value as {
+  readonly $ = {} as {
     [K in keyof Entries]: InferLayoutEntry<Entries[K]>;
   };
 
@@ -325,7 +315,7 @@ class TgpuBindGroupLayoutImpl<
       }
 
       invariant(item !== undefined, 'Internal error, expected item to be defined');
-      Object.defineProperty(this.value, key, {
+      Object.defineProperty(this.$, key, {
         get: () => {
           return item.$;
         },