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By and large the performance of this library should be acceptable for most
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In terms of the algorithms used, this library aims to use the same "best
of breed" algorithms as many other libraries: the principle difference
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mechanisms that C++ offers - where as most traditional numeric libraries are
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The two most important things you can do to ensure the best performance from
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Pick your compiler carefully: <a class="link" href="comp_compilers.html" title="Comparing Compilers">performance
differences of up to 8 fold</a> have been found between some Windows
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