Ask HN: Are my HPC professors right? Is Python worthless compared to C?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm a PhD student implementing a finite element code. It simulates electromagnet waves passing through heterogeneous material. This code has to run in parallel, and run fast. I've been using old C libraries like PETSc to do this, and honestly, I do not enjoy working with C at all. Its esoteric and difficult to understand, and just overall feels like I'm using a tool from the 70s.
I'm a PhD student implementing a finite element code. It simulates electromagnet waves passing through heterogeneous material. This code has to run in parallel, and run fast. I've been using old C libraries like PETSc to do this, and honestly, I do not enjoy working with C at all. Its esoteric and difficult to understand, and just overall feels like I'm using a tool from the 70s.