I just remembered that I had tried to explain threading to non-PDL users in PDL::Stats. This is a VERY brief guide to casual / brand new PDL users. The examples use functions in PDL::Stats, but it works the same way as other PDL functions.
http://search.cpan.org/dist/PDL-Stats/Stats.pm Maggie On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Gabor Szabo <[email protected]> wrote: > Matthew, > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Matthew Kenworthy > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. > > As I understand it is quite complex to understand especially for someone > like me who does not understand even the problem domain. Anyway, I am trying. > > >> 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!" > > Could you go into a bit more details on that? > > Gabor > > _______________________________________________ > Perldl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl > _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
