HOPE: A Python just-in-time compiler for astrophysical computations

Astronomy and Computing

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Akeret, J ^a   Gamper, L ^a   Amara, A ^a   Refregier, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Just in time compiler; Python

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM COMPILERS; SPEED;

ASTROPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS; FUNCTION DEFINITIONS; JUST IN TIME COMPILERS; JUST-IN-TIME COMPILER; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; PYTHON; PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS;

C++ (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 84920956087     PISSN: 22131337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ascom.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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