Re: [Numpy-discussion] Enhancing dot()

2006-07-07 Thread Charles R Harris
On 7/7/06, Bill Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 7/7/06, Tim Hochberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The funny thing is that having a dot(a,b,c,...) would lead to the> exact same kind of hidden performance problems you're arguing against.Not exactly arguing -- this isn't why I don't like H and f

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Enhancing dot()

2006-07-06 Thread Tim Hochberg
Bill Baxter wrote: > On 7/7/06, *Tim Hochberg* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > The funny thing is that having a dot(a,b,c,...) would lead to the > > exact same kind of hidden performance problems you're arguing > against. > Not exactly arguing -- this

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Enhancing dot()

2006-07-06 Thread Bill Baxter
On 7/7/06, Tim Hochberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The funny thing is that having a dot(a,b,c,...) would lead to the> exact same kind of hidden performance problems you're arguing against.Not exactly arguing -- this isn't why I don't like H and friends -- just noting that this is one of the traps

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Enhancing dot()

2006-07-06 Thread Tim Hochberg
Bill Baxter wrote: > On 7/7/06, *Tim Hochberg* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > I'd caution here though that the H is another thing that's going to > encourage people to write code that's less accurate and slower than it > needs to be. Consider the simple equ