There are some computations for which there are several algorithms available. Think, for example, of GTZ and SY algorithms for primary decomposition. There is no useful criterion to determine which one will be faster for a given case in advance. With modern computers having multiple cores, i think it could be a good idea to run both of them in parallel, until one of them finishes, and then stop the other.
I still haven't thought how, but it seems reasonable that this aproach would be doable in Sage. So, do you think we should follow this aproach in sage? Namely, include an option algorithm='faster' (or something like that) for functions that admit several algorithms. -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
