Re: [boost] Google Summer of Code with Boost

Subject: Re: [boost] Google Summer of Code with Boost
From: Damian Vicino (damian_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-22 00:08:53

Done, added my new proposal:
https://github.com/boostorg/boost/wiki/Boost-Google-Summer-of-Code-2018#4-boostreal

2018-01-20 12:13 GMT-05:00 Damian Vicino <damian_at_[hidden]>:

> Hi David,
> I wonder if there would be any interest in a Computable Reals Library?
> I think it will be a great addition for scientific calculations.
>
> The general idea is representing a number by an algorithm with random
> access to its digits, passing around the number and lazy accessing its
> digits to answer predicates.
> A good reference would be the Computable Calculus book by Oliver Aberth,
> and a good use case would be on Discrete-Event Simulators.
>
> If there is interest, I can make a proposal for it.
> To scope it to something achievable in a GSOC, I would only propose to
> implement operators +, -, *, /, =, !=, <, and make proper documentation.
> The implementation should follow the algorithms proposed Aberth's book
> chapters 1 and 2.
>
> Book for ref:
> - https://www.elsevier.com/books/computable-calculus/
> aberth/978-0-08-050247-2
> - https://books.google.ca/books?id=sDp0enu9iEUC&pg=PR4&lpg=
> PR4&dq=computable+calculus+library&source=bl&ots=I7MBVJZhEw&sig=
> b3ajmVjm74AATu4XhOEoXRCSbWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix1Mqfg-
> fYAhWi7YMKHcbzB2QQ6AEIVTAH#v=onepage&q&f=false
>
> Best regards,
> Damian Vicino
>
> 2018-01-20 11:47 GMT-05:00 David Bellot via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>:
>
>> ​Hi everyone,
>>
>> still a few days before we submit our proposal to Google. Don't loose the
>> chance to become a mentor for Boost. It shines on your CV, it is a great
>> opportunity to work with brilliant students around the world, it makes you
>> an official C++ world-wide expert​.
>>
>> So far, we have a nice but little list of proposals here:
>> https://github.com/boostorg/boost/wiki/Boost-Google-Summer-of-Code-2018
>>
>> It would be good to have a bit more before I go and submit to Google. This
>> will increase our chances to be selected again this year. For Boost it's a
>> great funding worth several thousand of dollars every year. We just don't
>> want to miss it.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> David
>>
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