> however they will mostly be real-time calcs, > dealing with potentially large datasets (10's of thousands) so speed and > scalability are important factors,
Good point - I really don't know enough about what you are doing to say for sure, but I can tell you that we do some hard core real-time calcualtions with Java in CF5 and MX and are very pleased with the results. Good luck, Rob -----Original Message----- From: Dave Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:21 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Wondering about good languages for financial math processing >> I've heard that Java isn't really suited for mathematical work either > >I would beg to differ on that, but it does depends on what you are doing. >There is no doubt that C/C++ is faster, and you can do things like embed >assembly to get even faster; however, business calculations are rarely that >complicated. > >I am a big proponent for Java for several reasons, I wont bother you with >all of them but here are a few: > 1. Integrates well with CF > 1.5 CF uses JDBC java can use JDBC... > 2. You don't have to handle memory stuff as much > 3. It's a bit easier to learn than C++ > 4. I like coffee. Thanks Rob. Like I say, it was only a student who told me about Java's supposed unsuitability. I gotta admit that I'd rather invest time learning Java as opposed to C++ for the very reason that Java skills are maybe more in tune with CF than ever. I realise that most of the calculations I am using wont be overtly processor intensive as standalone calcs, however they will mostly be real-time calcs, dealing with potentially large datasets (10's of thousands) so speed and scalability are important factors, hence my tendency to look towards C++. Dave -----Original Message----- From: jon roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Wondering about good languages for financial math processing I don't have a ton of direct experience with this, but anecdotally I've heard that perl is quite good it this. (It's used for a ton of genetic modeling and that sort of thing). Of course, your mileage may vary... but it might be worth checking out a scripting language rather than trying to dig into c++. -- jon -----Original Message----- From: Dave Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:35 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Wondering about good languages for financial math processing Hi all, In the past I've been piggy backing on Excel via COM in order to do some calculations as ColdFusion isn't the best of tools for performing mathematical routines. Now, this is not ideal either as it requires Excel to be installed on the server and takes up valuable processing time. Does anyone have any suggestions as to any good languages suited for mathematical processing? Preferably with the ability to connect or extract results easily. I've heard that Java isn't really suited for mathematical work either [1]. Perhaps C++ would do the job? I want to avoid COM at this stage considering: a) CFMX doesnt work too well with COM now; b) COM is becoming an obsolete technology with MS pushing .Net and web services instead. TIA, Dave [1] I was told by a friend studying for his MSc Comp Sci. so I could be completely wrong in my presumptions about Java being unsuited for mathematical work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
