[Matrix-SIG] Re: blitz++ vs. NumPy?

[Frank Horowitz]

At 5:10 AM +0800 17/12/98, David Ascher wrote:
>> Does Blitz++ support multidimensional arrays, etc.?
>
>Yes.  Even the etc. =)
>
>A quick glance at the documentation will give you a flavor of the thing:
>
>http://monet.uwaterloo.ca/blitz/manual/
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>Look e.g. at http://monet.uwaterloo.ca/blitz/manual/blitz02.html
>

At the risk of sounding overly pessimistic, can I ask if anyone else out
there is bothered by Blitz++'s heavy reliance on C++ template semantics?
Our group's experience in developing a C++ code with both SGI and
Alpha/DUnix compilers has taught us to be quite wary of subtle differences
in compiler template semantics.

Personally, if NumPy is moved to a Blitz++ base, I'd keep a copy of the
older C version around, "just in case".

(I'm not a C++ guru. That's why I like Python! :-)

	Frank Horowitz

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