Joris De Ridder wrote: > A related question, just out of curiosity: is there a technical > reason why Numpy has been coded in C rather than C++?
There was a fair bit of discussion about this back when the numarray project started, which was a re-implementation of the original Numeric. IIRC, one of the drivers was that C++ support was still pretty inconsistent across compilers and OSs, particularly if you wanted to really get the advantages of C++, by using templates and the like. It was considered very important that the numpy code base be very portable. C++ compilers have gotten better an more standards compliant, but as a recent thread shows, folks still want to build numpy with older compilers and libs, so the reasoning still holds. Too bad, in a way, I suspect a well-designed C++ numpy could make it easier to write compiled extensions, which would be pretty nice. Of course, it should be possible to write C++ wrappers around the core ND-array object, if anyone wants to take that on! -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
