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I clicked the “go” button just to see the typical format, and it gave… zero results. Because the example is “e.g. integer vector addition” and it doesn't strip

I clicked the “go” button just to see the typical format, and it gave… zero results. Because the example is “e.g. integer vector addition” and it doesn't strip away the “e.g.” part! Apart from that, I find the search results too sparse (doesn't contain the prototype) and the result page too verbose (way too much fluff in the description, and way too much setup in the example; honestly, who cares about <stdio.h>[1]), so I'll probably stick to the existing x86/Arm references. [1] Also, the contrast is set so low that I literally cannot read all of the example.

SloopJon 1y ago
I don't think it's that it's not stripping "e.g.", but that the search criteria are empty. The empty result set is prefaced by "Search results for:". I actually like that the example is a complete, standalone program that you can compile or send to Compiler Explorer.
vectorcamp 1y ago
You make some good points. I represent Vectorcamp (creators of simd.info). It's still in Beta status, because we know there are some limitations currently, but we are already using it in production for our own projects. Now to comment on your points: 1. Empty string -> zero results, obviously a bug, we'll add some default value. 2. The sparse results are because of VSX, VSX provides multiple prototypes per intrinsic, which we thought would increase the size of the results a bit too much. Including the prototypes in the results is not a problem, but we don't want to have too much information on the other hand, that would make it too hard for the developer to find the relevant intrinsic. We'll take another look at this. The description actually is rather bare, we intend to include a lot more information, like diagrams, pseudo code for the operation etc. Examples are meant to be run as self-contained compile units, in the Compiler Explorer or locally, to demonstrate the intrinsic hence the extra setup. This will not change. We also think that nothing will replace the official ISA references, we also include links to those anyway. 3. Regarding the contrast, we're already working on a light/dark theme. Thank you for your comments.

SloopJon 1y ago

I don't think it's that it's not stripping "e.g.", but that the search criteria are empty. The empty result set is prefaced by "Search results for:". I actually like that the example is a complete, standalone program that you can compile or send to Compiler Explorer.

vectorcamp 1y ago

You make some good points. I represent Vectorcamp (creators of simd.info). It's still in Beta status, because we know there are some limitations currently, but we are already using it in production for our own projects. Now to comment on your points: 1. Empty string -> zero results, obviously a bug, we'll add some default value. 2. The sparse results are because of VSX, VSX provides multiple prototypes per intrinsic, which we thought would increase the size of the results a bit too much. Including the prototypes in the results is not a problem, but we don't want to have too much information on the other hand, that would make it too hard for the developer to find the relevant intrinsic. We'll take another look at this. The description actually is rather bare, we intend to include a lot more information, like diagrams, pseudo code for the operation etc. Examples are meant to be run as self-contained compile units, in the Compiler Explorer or locally, to demonstrate the intrinsic hence the extra setup. This will not change. We also think that nothing will replace the official ISA references, we also include links to those anyway. 3. Regarding the contrast, we're already working on a light/dark theme. Thank you for your comments.