[boost] Re: Nuemric Conversion review

From: Fernando Cacciola (fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-20 20:18:58

"Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> escribió en el mensaje
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> "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> > "Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Andy, your input is just as important as anybody's---newbie or not.
>
> I'd just like to add...
>  I hope the problems (which I understand are Not Fernando Cacciolas fault
in
> any way and must be pretty frustrating) are sorted out soon, and
> I can try the converter out.
>
I'll go to work on it very soon

> I would like more examples of useage, in the docs. I just like the:
> [Example
>     LetsDoSomethingReallyStupid() ;  // !!!
> end example]
>  approach
> (Yep.. I am a simple guy :-) )There is a lot of math and grammar style
> things which would be eased/lightened for  me if translated into some
short
> example code. It just sorts out 'a' reality of an abstract idea for me.
(But
> I may need this less when I can run it)
>
OK

> The most interesting part for me is the UDT  (User Defined
> Type)classification stuff. IF there were some mechanism(s) for
> classification of UDTs then I hope that
> a lot of designers of UDTs would attempt to get their classes to work with
> it(them). Or at least complain vociferously that the classification is way
> off for their project.
>
I'm not sure if any classification system built into this library would get
to affect UDT designers but at least it will let those be fully supported.

> As an example .In my physical_quantities type I take the easy way out.
> Basically you are stuck with inbuilt types as the value_type. That is not
> satisfactory for most on boost... but the simple alternative is no generic
> conversion between physical-quantities with different value_types....
unless
> anyone has other suggestions. And
> Fernando Caccciola does appear to.
>
Disallowing mixed value_types would be a pitty.
I hope I get the lib to the point that it can help you sort out your
problems with the physical-quantities lib.

Best

Fernando Cacciola
SciSoft