From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Interfacing to Numerical Programming libraries (was: How to Design..)
Date: 2000/08/11
Date: 2000-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
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In-Reply-To: 3994158E.150D1FDA@netwood.net
In article <3994158E.150D1FDA@netwood.net>, "E. Robert Tisdale" <edwin@netwood.net> writes:
> These thin interfaces to another language binding are called adapters.
Here in comp.lang.ada they are called thin bindings.
> You have implemented a very nice adapter but I'm not sure why.
As indicated in _many_ previous threads, some people like thin bindings
and some people like thick bindings. Some projects are best done with
thin bindings and some projects are best done with thick bindings.
> I think that Ada numerical application programmers should be able to write
>
> C := alpha*product(A, B) + beta*C;
>
> and let the compiler resolve the expression to a DGEMM procedure call.
More precisely, the thick binding (including even some code)
would take care of calling your library. Certainly that is
a fine strategy to follow, just not the one cited.
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Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-08-10 0:00 How to Design an Application Programmers' Interface (API) E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Kaz Kylheku
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` vrml3d.com
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Tony T. Warnock
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Toon Moene
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-11 0:00 ` David Botton
2000-08-11 0:00 ` David Gillon
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Peter S. Shenkin
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Jack Klein
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2000-08-12 0:00 ` Interfacing to Numerical Programming libraries (was: How to Design..) E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-12 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-08-12 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-12 0:00 ` Sam Hobbs
2000-08-11 0:00 ` How to Design an Application Programmers' Interface (API) Gautier
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Gregory Pietsch
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Gregory Pietsch
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Brendan Sechter
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
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