Re: [boost] Numerical Quadrature Library

From: Kevin Lynch (krlynch_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-05 10:58:29

Neal Becker wrote:
> Good to bring this up.  Note that we've discussed this before (and I posted
> sample code).
> 
> I haven't seen your code yet, but you mention functors must derive from some
> base class.  That's not desirable - and I doubt it's required.
> 

I would go so far as to say that it is unacceptable for a serious 
library.  Every extra requirement on client code that isn't absolutely 
necessary will dramatically reduce the potential userbase of your code 
unless it brings with it a set of stong benefits.  And I think that 
you'll be hard pressed to show that this inheritance requirement brings 
ANY benefits, much less compelling ones.

That said, I would really love to see a library like this in boost, and 
I encourage Franck to push forward with development.

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