On Wednesday, 23 January 2013 at 22:39:04 UTC, Alan wrote:
I saw an old thread from 2004 while doing a google search that
discussed D and scientific computing and was looking for some
more recent information or opinions from people who have used
it for such purposes.
I am a graduate student and my thesis work is in numerical
modeling. While I have some experience using Fortran and C, I
am not obligated to use any particular language for my work. I
like the design goals behind D and the syntax. I was would like
to know if D can compete with C or Fortran for numerical work.
Is anyone out there using D for heavy numeric work?
I actually forgot the main argument for me: D allows safe
multithreading right out of the box, which is a huge advantage I
think. I never wrote anything multithreaded before, until I
started in D. I recommend Andrei's book, check out the two
chapters that are linked on the D page.
Stephan
