Re: [math] Static Utils and Methods (was: Re: [math] proposed ordering for task list, scope of initial release)

2003-06-10 Thread Phil Steitz
--- Mark R. Diggory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al Chou wrote: --- Phil Steitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simple methods like isPositive, isNegative, etc. can be used to make boolean expressions more human readable. I'm willing to build those two on top of sign (I'm so generous with

Re: [math] Static Utils and Methods (was: Re: [math] proposed ordering for task list, scope of initial release)

2003-06-10 Thread Al Chou
--- Mark R. Diggory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I included Al's functions because they were a little more complex than that, they provided different return type when dealing with different evaluations. Of course these could be captured inline quite easily as well with examples like: d = 0 ?

Re: [math] Static Utils and Methods (was: Re: [math] proposed ordering for task list, scope of initial release)

2003-06-10 Thread Al Chou
--- O'brien, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 16:26, Mark R. Diggory wrote: [-1] Um, I'm not too clear on this one, how is calling MathUtils.isPositive(d) clearer than (d = 0)? [+0], Mark, if I follow the discussion correctly, the concept isn't trying to ascertain

Re: [math] Static Utils and Methods (was: Re: [math] proposed ordering for task list, scope of initial release)

2003-06-10 Thread Phil Steitz
Mark R. Diggory wrote: Phil Steitz wrote: --- Mark R. Diggory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I disagree. We need it ourselves, unless we want to duplicate code between UnivariateImpl and AbstractStoreUnivariate. Also, I personally and I am sure many other users would like simple array-based