From: boost (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-12 14:05:01
Salut,
On Tuesday 12 February 2002 20:20, j.adelman_at_[hidden] wrote:
> Does anyone else see a need for a template-based
> library for these kind of calculations? If it
> works, it won't be pretty, but it'll save some
Why won't it be pretty ? Have I missed something ?
I like my aproach because it's simple.
> anguish from when the paper-and-pencil method
> fails you. The obvious question is whether the
That's one benefit: reducing typos. On does not need to
type the derivative of a function.
> speed benefit is worth it. I think it is when
> the calculation will occur in the inner loop of a
> program which takes 4 days to run, and that's the
> cut-down version I ran when I realised how long
> the full version would take to run.
Well, a typical application would be an inner loop of a
differential equation solver. These tend to run very long
if you have to apply them on a grid.
And yes, I'd be happy if my application would finish it 4 days :).
Best wishes,
Peter