On Wednesday, 23 January 2013 at 22:39:04 UTC, Alan wrote:
I saw an old thread from 2004 while doing a google search that
discussed D and scientific computing and was looking for some
more recent information or opinions from people who have used
it for such purposes.
I am a graduate student and my thesis work is in numerical
modeling. While I have some experience using Fortran and C, I
am not obligated to use any particular language for my work. I
like the design goals behind D and the syntax. I was would like
to know if D can compete with C or Fortran for numerical work.
Is anyone out there using D for heavy numeric work?
The different D compilers available don't generate numeric code
of the same quality, depending on the algorithms and data
structures used. I have found in one of my projects that LDC
produces code that is up to 5x or even 10x faster than DMD
(though the average difference is less spectacular).
