RE: [boost] Math constants for naive and gurus? - which constants do you want?

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-25 16:23:22

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From: Ed Brey <edbrey_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] Math constants for naive and gurus? - which constants
do you want?

>
> Of course, there is still the option of simply providing a bunch of simple
double constants for non-generic uses, and then a separate simple function
interface for generic uses, like this
>
> template<typename T>
> struct constants {}
>
> template<>
> struct constants<double> {
>     static double pi() {return 3.14;}
> }
>
There is a problem with this: it doesn't allow you to add new constants.
IMO, the design must contemplate the case of adding new constants with as
much the same interface as possible.

Fernando Cacciola
Sierra s.r.l.
fcacciola_at_[hidden]
www.gosierra.com