-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Stephan Sent: 06 March 2009 10:26 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] [random] Speed up binomial and poisson distributions
Hi,
I was wondering why the binomial distribution still isn't optimized for speed. If I look into the GSL as a comparison, they use much smarter and faster algorithms. As is, the bosst::random distributions are not usable for computational purposes to me, which is a pity since I very much like the approach using variate_generators and stuff...
I would be happy to contribute some faster code, but I don't know how exactly I should proceed for that... should I contact the maintainer directly?
Yes - I think you should - and report back here if you fail - someone else may be willing to take on the task - or help *you* to take it on ;-) Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com