Hi, I also am for this type of tools. Specially since I've become too lazy nowadays and keep on using high level languages like Java and Python.
Nowadays I only use C/C++ if I really have to. My answer was mostly based on the current state of things. Cheers, Paulo [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Paulo, > > >> If you really want to explore the SPUs just use C/C++. >> >> For each situation just use the right tool. >> > > While I generally agree with this (and other things that solve the > "if all you have is a hammer ..." problem), I can see Randy's point. > I'm not much into Java (i'm more of a C / C++ person), but I was > asked about the feasibility of porting our app (which currently runs > on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX) to the PS3, and after realizing that > large, large pieces of it would have to be completely rewritten to > properly take advantage of the processing power available on the > Cell, I pretty much came to the conclusion that it's not feasible at > this point. 99% of our code is cross-platform, but 20-30% (or more) > would need to be PS3-specific, which makes the project as a whole > harder to maintain, harder to justify to management, etc. > > So, i'm all for C / C++ compilers, JVMs and other higher-level tools > that do the auto-parallelism, auto-SIMD stuff. The Cell is amazing, > and while I personally love being a low-level developer, multiple- > platform support without doing the least-common-denominator thing > demands smarter tools. I'm hopeful that compilers, JVMs, etc. will > grow in this regard. > > Regards, > > John > > Falling You - exploring the beauty of voice and sound > http://www.fallingyou.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > > > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
