On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 12:08 AM, Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
> Which parts of Commons Math would be dependencies for this type > of applications? > Which algorithms of your applications would be generic enough to > warrant becoming part of a toolbox based on the "Complex" class? > It seems to me that the priority here is packaging up Complex into a semiautonomous module. I'm happy to take that on. What I might add to it later strikes me as something to address after the transition. However the question of conforming some of the methods and data structures with C99 probably should be addressed as part of the transition (which is to say, right now). I am also interested in code for array-based math operations which is >> overwhelmingly how I compute. I would be happy to maintain that code and >> it >> does seem that now and again, suggests for how to refactor it come through >> JIRA. >> > > Do you mean Java primitive "array", or the array concept like > implemented in CM's "RealVector"? > Exactly. I am not sure I even have a full grasp on how primitive arrays, MathArray objects, RealVectors, and objects like FieldMatrix all inter-relate. Is it possible that together, these issues form a coherent module of their own? Or could be re-factored in such a way that they do form a sensible module, grounded in a very generic class like FieldElement? > once everyone is happy >> with the current state of the code base. >> > > My view is that the current code base cannot be released unless > it is split supported components; and for those, I propose to > create dedicated Commons "components". > > Do you agree? > I am just a noob with no sense of the history but it's okay by me. I also nominate myself to look after the interpolation libraries. I have used them a lot and I really like the structure. It is a pleasure to use them to compare interpolation methods for example. I'll be pursuing nonsmooth and L1-related types of interpolation in the very near future. So that seems like a straightforward expansion of the library I could contribute.
