Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!sri-unix!Schauble@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA From: Schauble@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Languages for number crunching Message-ID: <722@sri-arpa.ARPA> Date: Sun, 3-Nov-85 22:45:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.722 Posted: Sun Nov 3 22:45:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 04:58:24 EST Lines: 18 From: Paul SchaubleI've been reading about vector processing machines lately, and it has started me wondering how you program these things. FORTRAN used to be the language of choice for number crunching. Is it still? What else is used? I'm very curious what people consider the relative merits of the various languages. For the vector machines, is the language extended, or are the compilers smart enough to recognize things that the vector instructions are good for? What kinds of extensions? Please reply to the list. I read regularly and will be very curious about the discussion. Thanks, Paul