Wolfram U

Tips for Writing Fast Code

Estimated Time: 31 min

Course Level: Intermediate

Summary

Improve your skills and save time by writing fast Wolfram Language code. This class explores several ways you can write faster code, including using special data types and parallelizing your code. Basic familiarity with Mathematica or the Wolfram Language is recommended.

Featured Products & Technologies: Wolfram Language (available in Mathematica and Wolfram|One)

You'll Learn To

  • Perform fast computation by using floating-point numbers
  • Use built-in functions as much as possible to reduce computation time
  • Use special data types to reduce memory usage and improve computation time
  • Execute efficient computation by compiling low-level code
  • Perform parallel computation by leveraging multicore CPU and GPU
  • Experiment with different methods of coding to find the optimal way