Re: [boost] Generic Point class and algorithms(was:[GTL]-geometrictemplate library - determininginterest)

From: John Femiani (JOHN.FEMIANI_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-05 17:21:50

> John Femiani wrote:
> > What would be the difference between the cartesian and the vector
> > types?
> >
> the vector class support operations that don't make sense for
cartesian,
> like inner/outer products, normalization, length, etc.
> 
> That's why I don't derive point from vector.
> 
> Fernando
> 

I see. I was thinking Cartesian would have all the operations of a point
and a vector.