squiggle.c/README.md

Squiggle.c

Why C?

• Because it is fast
• Because it can be made faster if need be, e.g., with a multi-threading library like OpenMP
• Because if you can implement something in C, you can implement it anywhere else
• Because it will last long
• Because the language is honest
• Because I enjoy it

To do list

• Have some more complicated & realistic example
• Add summarization functions, like mean, std, 90% ci (or all c.i.?)
• Add README
  • Schema: a function which takes a sample and manipulates it,
  • and at the end, an array of samples.
  • Explain boxes
  • Explain individual examples
  • Explain nested functions
• Publish online

Done

• Add example for only one sample
• Add example for many samples
• [ ] Add a custom preprocessor to allow simple nested functions that don't rely on local scope?
• Use gcc extension to define functions nested inside main.
• Chain various mixture functions
• Add beta distribution
  • See https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/502146/how-does-numpy-generate-samples-from-a-beta-distribution for a faster method.
• [-] Use OpenMP for acceleration
• Add function to get sample when given a cdf
• Don't have a single header file.
• Structure project a bit better