Re: [boost] [gsoc] fixed size matrix class?

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc] fixed size matrix class?
From: Kornel Kisielewicz (kornel.kisielewicz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-30 08:24:42

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Joel Falcou <joel.falcou_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Kornel Kisielewicz a écrit :
>> And to add something more merithorical to the discussion:
>> I see a need, and I see a place in boost for a library that provides:
>> a) an fixed-sized matrix<dim,dim,traits> class, that works for any
>> dimension but is also hand-optimized for dimensions <= 4,
>> b) an fixed-sized vector?<dim,traits> class that works for any
>> dimension but is also hand-optimized for dimensions <= 4, *
>
> Just being picky here. I don't like when matrix/vector libraries specify two
> types
> for both matrix and vector cause it becomes hard or unreadable to
> differentiate vector
> which are 1xN from vector begin Nx1. A global matrix<Type,Dim1,Dim2 =
> 1,...DimN=1> is , IMHO,
> better as you can compile-time check that your matrix/vector outer
> dimensions matches for
> operator like gemm.

Agreed. That's a much nicer solution. Hence, the whole library could
be named matrix, and we wouldn't have problems with naming the
vectors.
-- 
regards,
Kornel Kisielewicz