Re: Jama and JUMP (forwarded from Ernst de Haan)

Subject: Re: Jama and JUMP (forwarded from Ernst de Haan)
From: Roldan Pozo <pozo@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:04:07 -0400
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References: <199809241417.KAA21237@fs0.cam.nist.gov>

Looked at this package a while back. It's a very OO view of
things (e.g. AbstractRealNumber, AbstractCompositeNumber).
Generally such frameworks are quite slow for serious number crunching.


> Great thing you're working on improving Java Numerics. Your matrix
> package could use the following:
> - arbitrary precision computations (fractions, real numbers...) the
> double type just isn't safe enough
>

The right way to do this is via template mechanisms which are
being considered by Javasoft.  In the meantime,  there are already
several Java front-ends that add this feature.

--Roldan

Follow-Ups:
- Jama needs a vector class
  - From: Jason Liao <jliao@com1.med.usf.edu>

References:
- Jama and JUMP (forwarded from Ernst de Haan)
  - From: boisvert@cam.nist.gov (Ronald F Boisvert)

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