Compute Engine
The compute engine operates on a network of streams connected by
filters. Streams correspond to a single variable within a
dataset: they are a series of realizations of an array of
numbers. Filters take streams as input and output: they
can also create tables and plots or read files as side effects.
Because the ultimate filtered stream is directly specified rather than creating a list of instructions to
be executed, there is tremendous potential for optimally
calculating the desired result. In particular, a great number of
calculations can be described, but if the results are not used, it
is not necessary to calculate them.
Ingrid's current compute
engine takes partial advantage of this potential.
