Re: [boost] performance of a linear algebra/matrix library

Subject: Re: [boost] performance of a linear algebra/matrix library
From: DE (satan66613_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-06 15:25:30

on 06.05.2010 at 22:48
 Kenny Riddile wrote :

> DE wrote:
>> abstraction penalty i guess

> If you mean a language-imposed, inherent abstraction penalty, then I 
> doubt it (certainly not 33%).  You can find out for yourself though:

> http://www.stepanovpapers.com/AbstractionPenaltyBenchmark.cpp
thanks, i'll certainly try it

>> afaik boost LA concerns statically sized matrices
>> that's not an option for me personally

> There is Eigen which is very fast and supports both statically-sized and
> dynamically-sized matrices:

> http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

eigen performance looks impressive
but i don't quite like the design (well, it's a matter of taste)

-- 
Pavel