Re: [Boost-users] [boost] Boost.Compute v0.1 Released

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost] Boost.Compute v0.1 Released
From: Rhys Ulerich (rhys.ulerich_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-03-17 11:43:04

Hi Kyle

> Good point. That FAQ entry was written before VexCL added its CUDA
> back-end (which occurred relatively recently). Boost.Compute and VexCL
> have different aims and scopes. Boost.Compute is more similar to the
> C++ STL while VexCL is more similar to a linear algebra library like
> Eigen. Also see this StackOverflow question [1] entitled "Differences
> between VexCL, Thrust, and Boost.Compute".
>
> [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20154179/differences-between-vexcl-thrust-and-boost-compute

Thank you for the information.

- Rhys