Subject: Re: [ublas] GSOC 2013
From: Nasos Iliopoulos (nasos_i_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-23 10:48:42
Marco,
this is quite some work you have put there. Thanks for sharing
-Nasos
On 03/23/2013 09:42 AM, sguazt wrote:
>
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 1:47 PM, David Bellot <david.bellot_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:david.bellot_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I proposed a Google Summer of Code project for uBLAS.
> It's based on the wish listthat has been donesome time agoalong
> time ago.
>
> The main ideais to refactor vector into matrix to have only one
> internal and external representation, one set of algorithm. As a
> convenience, the class vector<> will still exist and will, for
> example, beby default a row-vector (like a simple C-array would
> be).Or a column-vector if we prefer but I think matlab is
> row-oriented by default (and I hate R which is column oriented,
> even if I use it every single day at work!!! :-D :-D ah ah ahah!
> Let the flame war begin).
>
> OK, the idea behind this is to have a clean framework to enable
> optimization based on SSE, Neon, multi-core, ... you name it.
> I'm sure the student who will work on that will take inspiration
> from boost::bindings, Eigen, Armadillo, etc...
> The project is very open, so suggestions are most welcome.
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Thank you David.
>
> Good to know that uBLAS is still alive :)
>
> What I like to have in uBLAS is a richer math library like we have in
> MATLAB/Octave.
> I've already begun a similar project some time ago, to use in some
> research project.
> It uses the wonderful boost-numeric_bindings libs to interface with
> LAPACK.
>
> Unfortunately I have too few time to maintain it and to provide
> boost-quality code.
> Anyway, if someone or some GSOC student wants to contribute, the code
> is available on GitHub:
>
> https://github.com/sguazt/boost-ublasx
>
> Best,
>
> -- Marco
>
>
>
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