Re: [boost] Painting a bikeshed ...

Subject: Re: [boost] Painting a bikeshed ...
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-21 13:16:25

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:49 AM, Gottlob Frege <gottlobfrege_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:55 AM, Rob Stewart <rob.stewart_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> > On October 1, 2015 10:29:57 PM EDT, Gottlob Frege <
> gottlobfrege_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >>
> >> To be clear, the leftover elements on the left and right aren't even
> >> partitioned? ie elements on the left could be greater than some
> >> elements on the right?
> >
> > If that were specified, then the mth_to_nth_element name has merit for
> Sean's algorithm, but Marshall's is still left without a good name. Finding
> similar names that vary only on the use of "sort" vs. "gather", for
> example, would be helpful.
> >
>
> After listening to the talk, IIUC, everything on the left is less than
> everything in the middle, is less than everything on the right.
>

Yes, that is correct.

> (And thanks Marshall, I didn't need sleep last night.  Sean's talk,
> followed by Chandler's, followed by...  Or I could blame youtube for
> automatically starting the next video.  But I choose Marshall.)
>
>
:-)

-- Marshall