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Intel Software Development Products for OSX

Posted by Hemos on from the seeding-the-landscape dept.

rgraham writes "Intel has released a number of development tools for OSX, including a C++ and Fortran compiler. I for one would be interested to see some benchmarks of code compiled using these tools and Apple's own Xcode."

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  1. apple uses objective c / uses of fortan by acomj · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Fortan is big in the modeling world, still. Oddly enough for a language that is that old, gives clout in science and engineering worlds.

    The C++ is nice but since most osx programs are written on objective c, probably of little use.

    Those math libraries look like the ticket though. Everone likes highly optimized math libraries.

  2. Re:The reason why new Macs are so much faster? by jtrascap · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, the biggest single hardware reason isn't the processor but the bus speed. For example, my 9-month old (snif!) PowerBook 15" running at 1.67 Mhz on a 167 MHz (10:1) bus. The competative 1.67Mhz model of new MacBookPros have a 667 MHz bus = a shade under 4x speed difference. Then you can add in the better Intel-optimized compilers, GCC libraries, etc, etc...