Chapter 8. Development with C++

 

This chapter covers
  • Creating kernels with the C++ Wrapper API
  • Enqueuing commands with the CommandQueue class
  • Processing events with the Event and UserEvent classes

 

When I need to crunch numbers at high speed, I prefer to write code in C. This is because my favorite compilers are optimized for high-speed processing, the executables tend to be small, and there’s usually plenty of code available on the internet from which I can draw inspiration.

But when my application needs to do more than just crunch numbers, such as animate an assemblage of moving parts, I prefer an object-oriented (OO) language like C++. This gives me the benefits associated with OO programming, such as polymorphism, inheritance, and ...

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