> >-Original Message-
> >From: Michael Tobis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >You can present the identical API with a wrapper as with a
> >native extension, and stay out of the mathematician's way
> >altogether, no? If not, why not?
Well, instead of arguing what is not optimum about
> Some of the questions feel a lot like, "why so many planar surfaces in
> architecture;" to answer them requires work, not simply in the saying,
> but in looking back for the whys. Often the first answer "it makes my
> skin crawl" is the real answer; some rule has become so internalized
> you don
Arthur wrote:
>
> The small problem at the moment being the laptop on which I have my latest
> working version ain't taking well to getting powered up.
>
> ARG.,
Laptops are, in my experience fragile little beasties.
So, this discussion has led me to think about a structure like:
> >-Original Message-
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kirby urner
> >Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:58 AM
> > Arthur is a really smart guy --
> >knows enough to get himself in real trouble.
And generally have.
Just a little more cautious, wit
> >-Original Message-
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >On Behalf Of Scott David Daniels
> >What got me thinking about this was "why would you want to
> >share mutable state on complexes (and then on points)" --
> >the answer is when you are applying a unif
