This announcement is of interest to people developing scientific computing
libraries in C++.
Announcement: oonstd reflector
The purpose of this list is to discuss possible standard interfaces
for scientific computing in C++.
The standard template library (STL), part of the ANSI/ISO C++ standard, has
demonstrated the power of standardizing interfaces for containers. By
requiring all containers to have a similar interface, STL is able to
separate algorithms from the containers on which they operate, and provide
"generic algorithms" which operate on any data structure.
If developers of C++ scientific libraries were to agree on a standard
interface for numerical objects (vectors, matrices, arrays, etc.),
we could pave the way for the development of generic scientific
algorithms. Roldan Pozo, for example, has produced IML++ -- a library
for solving sparse systems. His algorithms will use any matrix and
vector classes satisfying certain interface requirements.
The aim of the list is to discuss these questions:
* Are standard interfaces for scientific computing components in C++
a good idea?
* If so, can we agree on what these standard interfaces should be?
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