Re: [boost] [Review Request] Multiprecision Arithmetic Library

Subject: Re: [boost] [Review Request] Multiprecision Arithmetic Library
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-07 07:31:35

> I added a brief PDF report on generic numeric programming
> and included three sample files in the SVN repo today.
> https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/example/generic_numerics_examples/
>
> I can't write quickbook so I wrote LaTeX.
> I can't add *.tex to SVN (my bad on some kind of mime or whatever).
> I added the LaTeX text to this e-mail.
>
> If you approve of these examples, may I ask you to translate my doc
> to yours?

Wilco.

> In my opinion, Boost.Multiprecision is a wonderful creation from
> John and Paul and my preliminary contributions. There is nothing
> like it in compiled code for MP numerical analysis. I have a lot
> more ideas for this thing than time.
>
> My dream list is *way* bigger than the time we have right now:
>
> * 1,000 digits high performance
> * Transition to competitive base-2 back-end
>
> * up to 1,000,000 digits for the hunters
> * PSLQ algorithm for experimental mathematics
> * Seamless interface to Python and Mathematica (in my original research 
> paper)*But we need to go to review with what we got soon.*
>
> <snip>
>
> Best regards, Chris.
>
> P.S. I also have a potential solution to my excessive guard digits.
> I can show it to you with the Karatsuba stuff and, based on your approval,
> commit it.

Great!

Thanks, John.