"Tom Brinkman" <reportbase@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20040602235400.88511.qmail@web50401.mail.yahoo.com...
[...] 2) We need a way to attract the best mathmaticians in the world. How can we make the boost libraries an even more attractive development platform for the mathemiticians? [...]
I would guess that we would need to bring Boost up to the level of currently available libraries, in C++ or any other language in order to gain the attention of serious mathematicians. Since there is already a huge investment in other languages (such as GSL, which is written in C), this will be a significant hurdle. We should also ask whether C++ *is* the best development platform for mathematical applications. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release Date: 5/26/2004