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Subject: Re: [boost] Formal review request: static size matrix/vector linear algebra library (Boost) LA
From: joel falcou (joel.falcou_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-16 13:12:57


Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> The library provides generic vector and matrix operations and generic
> access to vector and matrix types. This is all within the Algebra
> domain and the library doesn't do anything else so I'm not sure what
> you mean by "not prevalent".
>
When people hear algebra, they await tons of algebra related algorithm
more than algebra related entities.
> It is true however that the Algebra domain is rather large. I am in
> favor of coming up with a name that properly narrows down the purpose
> of this library.
Why not stick Numeric or Computation instead of Algebra ?
> Nothing in this library is a container. It is a collection of generic
> operations on vector and matrix types of static size.
>
static_matrix then ?

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