> I used to call myself a C++ programmer, and I've written a few analysis > scripts in Matlab before getting fed up with all of it and switching to
David, that was an excellent explanation as to why I've used PDL for so many years, and a great piece of prose too. I'd also add that once I 'got' PDL threading, it completely transformed the language for me. It's one of those things that make you go 'huh?' at the start, and then when the light bulb appears above your head, you start realising how powerful it is. I worked with a collaborator who is using Matlab, and when I asked him why not just write the threadable equivalent statement in Matlab, he said sheepishly "No, you need to use a FOR loop for that!" Matt -- Matthew Kenworthy / Assistant Astronomer / Steward Observatory 933 N. Cherry Ave. / Tucson AZ 85721 / vox 520 626 6720 _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
