PDL and Tkzinc

dorian has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey folks, somebody has used pdl with tkzinc to make graphics that handle a lot of data? I'm trying to make graphics only with tkzinc, but I've read that pdl can help to improve the velocity of my script. Thanks, Dorian

Unconsidered (Keep/Edit/Delete: 7/6/1), was Considered: eibwen: cpan links (Tk::Zinc and PDL)

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Re: PDL and Tkzinc by eibwen (Friar) on May 08, 2005 at 06:42 UTC
Expound upon "handle a lot of data" -- the applicable PDL module(s) depend on what operations you're performing on the data. See the linked PDL pod for a listing of the available PDL modules. With regard to Tk::Zinc, if you reimplement the backend using PDL modules, you will see an appreciable speed (velocity is a vector) increase, presuming the size of the dataset warranted using PDL in the first place. The frontend won't be any faster, but the backend will make the data available sooner providing for more frequent updates.	[reply]

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Re: PDL and Tkzinc
by eibwen (Friar) on May 08, 2005 at 06:42 UTC

Expound upon "handle a lot of data" -- the applicable PDL module(s) depend on what operations you're performing on the data. See the linked PDL pod for a listing of the available PDL modules.

With regard to Tk::Zinc, if you reimplement the backend using PDL modules, you will see an appreciable speed (velocity is a vector) increase, presuming the size of the dataset warranted using PDL in the first place. The frontend won't be any faster, but the backend will make the data available sooner providing for more frequent updates.

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