Re: [boost] [time_series] Review

From: John Phillips (phillips_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-14 15:42:02

Eric Niebler wrote:
> Steven Watanabe wrote:
> 
>>>The inserter design (with commit()) came out of a design discussion with 
>>>Dave A., which I took the time to review this morning. He was coming at 
>>>the problem from the perspective of MTL4 -- matrices and vectors. For 
>>>MTL4, he wanted generic ways of representing sparse data and of building 
>>>sequences. We wanted a mechanism that was general. He imagined a desire 
>>>to temporarily violate the invariants of a sequence while building it, 
>>>and then using commit() to "make it good".
>>>
>>><snip>
>>
>>I see.  The inserters make a lot more sense in
>>a larger context.
> 
> 
> 
> Your vote to reject the time series library was based in part on your 
> feeling that the ordered inserter interface was wrong. Now that I've 
> explained the reasons for the interface, does it change your vote?
> 
> 

   I'm also interested in your answer to this.

                        John