Re: [boost] sorting library proposal (Was: Review Wizard Status Report for June 2009)o

Subject: Re: [boost] sorting library proposal (Was: Review Wizard Status Report for June 2009)o
From: Edouard A. (edouard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-03 10:29:34

> I'm questioning the degree of assurance required for a new algorithm
> to be unleashed on the unsuspecting masses.

Exactly the point I was trying to make. 

To be more precise the novelty of an algorithm shouldn't be held against
it. 

What matters is that a reasonable degree of assurance regarding correctness
and performance can be given. This concerns the library as a whole, not
just whatever algorithm(s) it may use.

I understand the concern of not wasting time evaluating libraries using
algorithm(s) that are incorrect in the first place. 

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