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From: William Dale <william.dale.jr@lmco.com>
Subject: Matrix Multiplication
Date: 1999/12/14
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Date: 1999-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
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OK, 
I was challenged by one of my co-workers - a control and guidance type -
not a real software engineer. 

His claim  : "Fortran is faster doing floating point multiplication than
Ada" 

I could not get any other specifications such as hardware, particular
compiler, version, vendor, special math libraries or any other
equivocations.  Just he 
claims the above in all cases. 

So could I get some help getting times for a Matrix inversion on a 50X50
flotaing point matrix in both languages.  Anyone already done these
types of tests? Any sugestions on special libraries that he may not know
about to do such things in Ada. Obviously he has the Fortan side nailed. 

I know it is silly but this is the kind of FUD that gets thown around
all the time.  Either language could win - it depends on many of the
above issues.  

Thanks!
Bill Dale
mailto:william.dale.jr@lmco.com