Re: [Vala] Vala for physics simulations?

[Fabian Deutsch <fabian deutsch gmx de>]

Am Donnerstag, den 12.04.2012, 18:59 +0200 schrieb Durand:
> Vielen dank für die Antwort :) I've never heard of orc before but it
> looks quite useful. I'll definitely consider it for my code.

Gern.
Most people haven't :) Time to promote it ;)
Don't hesitate to ask for samples.

> On 12 April 2012 18:41, Fabian Deutsch <fabian deutsch gmx de> wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > Am Donnerstag, den 12.04.2012, 18:16 +0200 schrieb Durand:
> > > I'm considering using Vala to write a stellar evolution code which
> > > needs to be pretty efficient in utilizing memory and cpu cycles. Is
> > > there anything I'd need to be concerned about before using Vala for
> > > this purpose? I guess the main features of the code will be the use of
> > > large arrays. I'm also quite new to writing efficient code so I'm
> > > wondering whether it is sensible to use libgee arrays and maps or to
> > > stick to the basic arrays. As Vala is basically just C, I'm assuming
> > > that efficiency is comparable to native C code but that might be a
> > > little naive.
> >
> > If you use plain C arrays you might be interested in using orc [1] [1a]
> > with the vapi provided here [2]. It is widely used in e.g. gstreamer.
> > Orc helps you to apply operations to large arrays of data efficiently.
> >
> > - fabiand
> >
> >
> > [1] http://code.entropywave.com/orc/
> > [1a] http://code.entropywave.com/git/orc.git
> > [2] http://mail.gnome.org/archives/vala-list/2010-May/msg00004.html