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From: schulze@lpl.arizona.edu (Dean Schulze)
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Subject: Re: Numeric classes in standard library
Date: 29 Mar 1994 19:06:53 GMT
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    Kevin Copps writes:

>The commitee has also been looking at adding some type of 
>classes for numerical and scientific computation, e.g., vector 
>and matrix classes. Does anyone know of the latest word on 
>these?

>Are there any preliminary examples or documentation on 
>the numerical classes the committee is considering? What are the major
>issues they are debating?

    I don't know what the committee has been considering, but here's something
that they should consider about vector and matrix classes.  The LAPack group,
led by Jack Dongarra, is developing LAPack++, a C++ implementation of the
ubiquitous Fortran LAPack.  Version 0.9 of LAPack++ is now available from
netlib.att.com in pub/netlib/c++/lapack++.

    If X3J16 wants to make numeric classes part of the standard C++ libraries,
and they should, LAPack++ should be given **serious consideration by those who
know and care about numeric computing**.  (This leaves Stroustrup out.)

Dean Schulze