[vector] Keeping the samples updated

[Brian Goetz]

Thanks, wasn't aware of those!

On 2/19/2019 4:37 PM, Viswanathan, Sandhya wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> There are some examples in the test directory:
> test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/
> Files: AddTest.java, VectorHash.java, VectorRuns.java, VectorArrays.java
>
> And some more in the benchmark directory:
> test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/benchmark/src/main/java/benchmark/jdk/incubator/vector/
>
> The above two sets of files are being updated as the API evolves.
>
> Best Regards,
> Sandhya
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: panama-dev [mailto:panama-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Brian Goetz
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 1:11 PM
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> Subject: [vector] Keeping the samples updated
>
> As we go through our several rounds of API realignment, we'll surely cause some disruption to users who have been trying the code out as we go.  For example, the examples on this page:
>
> https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/vector-api-developer-program-for-java
>
> no longer compile.  Perhaps we could include, in our tests directory, some "example" code which is kept compiling as we update the API, so users always have known-good code to cut and paste from to get them started?
>
>