RE: [boost] Re: A class template for an N-dimensional generic res izable array

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-12-06 11:17:16

At 12:30 PM 12/4/2000 -0500, Jeremy Siek wrote:

 >Yes, I'm very familiar with PETE, however I'd vote against using
 >expression templates (ET) for the boost multi-dim array library. The
 >reason is that there are already good ET-based array libraries: Pooma and
 >Blitz. However, there is a need out there for a more portable, simpler,
 >and faster to compiler array library. I think the boost array library
 >should fill this need.

Q. Why bother when Blitz and Pooma are already well established?
A. What Jeremy said above.

This question, phrased a hundred differ ways, will come up over-and-over 
again.  You might as well save Jeremy's answer for the first paragraph of 
the docs.  And then again for the last paragraph.

--Beman