The wide crate allows developers to write portable SIMD in stable Rust, ensuring compatibility across different CPU architectures by abstracting SIMD instructions.
Unlike std::simd, the wide crate compiles code to appropriate SIMD instructions for x86-64 or ARM, relying on the compiler's autovectorization when necessary.
Adopting the wide crate means embracing a balance between portability and performance, as developers trade off some direct access to advanced SIMD instructions.
This approach enables the reimplementation of performance-critical algorithms, such as the Mandelbrot algorithm, while maintaining compatibility with various CPU architectures.
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