Re: [boost] preview of a template geometry library

From: Hervé Brönnimann (hervebronnimann_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-30 00:26:35

Theo:  I would add, to dimension-agnostic, also coordinate-agnostic.   
See the paper "Coordinate-free geometyry ADT" by Mann, Litke and  
DeRose (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/191514.html).  I think they make  
excellent points.
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Hervé Brönnimann
hervebronnimann_at_[hidden]
On Jan 29, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Theodore Papadopoulo wrote:
> I just had a glance on the library. One thing that strikes me is  
> its 2D
> perspective, which
> is not reflected in the names. I would at least call the namespace
> geometry2d or the
> classes point2d .... It really seems awkward to use the generic names
> for the specific
> 2D case. That being said, from my point of view any geometry basic  
> layer
> (ie basic
> representation not the sophisticated algorithms) should be as  
> dimension
> agnostic as possible...
> but I may be biased.
>
>     Regards,
>
>        Theo.