RE: [boost] Re: Boost Mathematicians

From: David Bergman (davidb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-02 21:11:01

Dave Held wrote: 

> I would guess that we would need to bring Boost up to the 
> level of currently available libraries, in C++ or any other 
> language in order to gain the attention of serious 
> mathematicians.  Since there is already a huge investment in 
> other languages (such as GSL, which is written in C), this 
> will be a significant hurdle.  We should also ask whether C++ 
> *is* the best development platform for mathematical applications.

Well, it definitely has the potential to be... with the proper Boost...

/David