Re: [Vala] Vala for physics simulations?

[Tal Hadad <tal_hd hotmail com>]

Can't you use Bullet C API?
http://code.google.com/p/bullet/issues/detail?id=43

> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:51:11 +0200
> From: durand1 gmail com
> To: lethalman88 gmail com
> CC: vala-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Vala] Vala for physics simulations?
>
> Luca, I'm not using any physics engine. I have to start from scratch
> because I need something very specific anyway. At the moment, I've
> been using code written in fortran and have used another written in C
> so I'm pretty sure Vala would be fine. I just wanted to see if someone
> else has add any experience with this kind of stuff.
>
> Cheers!
>
> On 12 April 2012 19:28, Luca Bruno <lethalman88 gmail com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Durand <durand1 gmail com> wrote:
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Any advice is much appreciated!
> >
> >
> > Most physics engines out there are C++, and Vala can't handle C++ (not yet).
> >
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