Re: [boost] [Review][PQS] Review deadline

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-10 05:13:34

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|  From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
|  [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Leland Brown
|  Sent: 09 June 2006 22:41
|  To: boost_at_[hidden]
|  Subject: Re: [boost] [Review][PQS] Review deadline
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|  Paul A Bristow <pbristow <at> hetp.u-net.com> writes:
|  
|  > |   (And BTW, it did find several bugs in my 
|  > |  computations by flagging dimensions problems!)
|  > 
|  > Can you elaborate a little on the value of using a 
|  dimensional analysis by sharing some of these with us?
|  
|  One example I was able to dig up was in approximating a 
|  function's derivatives using finite differences. 

An interesting example.

|  (Because these errors are caught at compile-time,
|  and thus usually before the code is checked in,

*** the fixes don't appear in the change history.***

 - only as a oath from the programmer;-)

And a very interesting observation about potential pitfalls of software
metrics.

Thank you.

Paul

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