Version 8.0 introduces new features to load functions from shared libraries, giving a new way to incorporate external code into Mathematica. It also adds support for GPU computing with new links to the CUDA and OpenCL environments. Version 8.0 also contains new tools for working with C code, including C code generation, symbolic representation of C code, and Mathematica functions to drive standard C compilers for the platforms on which Mathematica is available.

Dynamic Library Linking »

LibraryFunctionLoad — load a function from a shared library into the Wolfram Language

LibraryFunction — a function that calls into a shared library

LibraryFunctionInformation — information on a library function

LibraryFunctionUnload, LibraryUnload — unload functions and libraries

FindLibrary, $LibraryPath — find libraries resolving system-specific file extensions

GPU Computing Using CUDALink »

CUDAInformation — list all CUDA device information

CUDAImageConvolve — convolve images with specified kernel

CUDAFunctionLoad — load a user-defined function to run on a GPU using CUDA

CUDAErosion  ▪  CUDADilation  ▪  CUDAFourier  ▪  CUDADot  ▪  ...

CUDAMemoryLoad  ▪  CUDAMemoryAllocate  ▪  SymbolicCUDAFunction  ▪  ...

GPU Computing Using OpenCLLink »

OpenCLInformation — list all OpenCL device information

OpenCLFunctionLoad — load a user-defined function to run on a GPU using OpenCL

OpenCLMemoryLoad  ▪  OpenCLMemoryAllocate  ▪  SymbolicOpenCLFunction  ▪  ...

Generate C from Mathematica Programs »

Export — export a Wolfram Language-compiled function into C code

CCodeGenerate — export a Wolfram Language-compiled function into C code

CCodeStringGenerate  ▪  SymbolicCGenerate  ▪  LibraryGenerate

Symbolic Representation of C Code »

ToCCodeString — convert a symbolic C expression into a string of C code

CAddress  ▪  CAssign  ▪  CBlock  ▪  CCall  ▪  CFor  ▪  CFunction  ▪  ...

CIf  ▪  CMember  ▪  CPointerType  ▪  CReturn  ▪  CStruct  ▪  ...

Call C Compilers from Mathematica »

CreateExecutable — create an executable from C code

CreateLibrary — create a library from C code

Performance Improvements in Parallel Computing

Parallelize (modified) — performance improvements, automatic distribution of definitions

LaunchKernels (modified) — kernel-launching performance improvements

DistributeDefinitions (modified) — definition-distribution performance improvements

Standalone Wolfram Language Scripts

-script — execute the commands from a file in a script mode

MathematicaScript — execute a standalone Wolfram Language script

$ScriptCommandLine — arguments given to the Wolfram Language script