karl3ļ¼ writeme.com wrote:
> my fun project has been ndarray modifications in python :D
> 
> i made a resizeable ndarray that was like a normal ndarray but supported 
> n-dimensional insertion anywhere. it has a function to produce an 
> n-dimensional hole and it enumerates and returns a list of the n-dimensional 
> unassigned regions that were generated by stretching the ndarray to make room 
> for the hole :D i wanted to augment it to support ragged data but didn't 
> settle on an interface. i think ragged insertion might have 2 associated 
> maybe hyperplanes? -- the directions in which the data raggedly grows, and 
> the directions in which the data does _not_ grow when inserted.
> 
> then i started an n-dimensional fraction class, which was cool but i quickly 
> discovered that performing high dimensional arithmetic on rationals of 
> uint64s overflows the uint64 in just a couple operations, destroying the 
> ability of the fraction to represent exact quantities. i made two attempts at 
> the fraction.
> 
> so then i started an n-dimensional bigint class, i'm on the third attempt 
> now. my second attempt was a libgmp port. this third attempt is looking 
> promising i just implemented vector sum! after learning more about this i'm 
> feeling pretty confident about it.
> 
> work ends up in https://github.com/karl3wm/stash in the 'ndarray' branch. 
> pretty satisfying to have plans around preserving work on an algorithm class! 
> plans don't always pan out of course

not closing this work at this time, can be associated with stopping. so some 
things are not pushed. the ndbigint there is the 1st attempt. time for lupper!

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