Re: [boost] [gsoc]Intrest - big integer library

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc]Intrest - big integer library
From: Andrew Sutton (andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-16 17:12:34

>  Isn't soemthing some generic programming can solve by either using
> policies or specialization absed on
> oeprator selection ?
>

Maybe yes, maybe no. I personal belief is that this particular approach
won't result in a very good library or data structure.

I think that there are actually several projects here. One is to implement a
bigint from scratch, another is to wrap a different bigint (e.g., gmp). The
idea is to produce a variety of integer classes that satisfy different
requirements, but not cram them into a single class and/or specializations.

A third project might to develop a generic library that encompasses them
all. If you provide wrappers for 4 bigint classes, what concepts describe
their interfaces?

If you end up proposing a bigint class (or two), be specific about your
goals. Don't try to be overly general. You won't be able to solve
everybody's needs.

Andrew Sutton
andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden]