F# Math - Numerical computing and F# PowerPack

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11/3/2011 9:09:32 AM

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This article is the first article of a series discussing F# features that are useful for numeric computing.

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dpeterson

11/3/2011 9:10:47 AM

I wonder how this compares to NumPy in Python? That would be the goal to shoot for, draw people to F# instead of Python by have as good or better numeric computing (they'd need an alternative to SciPy too to pull in most users, but this would be a start).

Noldorin

11/3/2011 10:36:41 PM

It's not nearly as complete as NumPy is, nor is it intended to be I think.

NumPy and SciPy have both however now been made fully available via .NET thanks to IronPython. The IronPython team provides an official distribution of NumPy/SciPy that can be used within .NET. Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds very cool.