chaffy

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1. 1.▲
   by chaffy 15y ago

   DirectCompute suffers much of the same problems as OpenCL. Folks who want to program GPUs productively use Thrust [1]. [1] http://code.google.com/p/thrust/
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   by chaffy 15y ago

   Maybe, but to be fair, that's only part of it. OpenCL is C99-based, and MS wants a C++ solution. OpenCL introduces more problems than it solves, primarily because the standards body mandated C99 and a low-level, driver-style interface. Have
3. 3.▲
   by chaffy 15y ago

   Either form is permissible; I think the example is just meant to illustrate both options.