Dave Steffen <dgsteffen@numerica.us> writes:
IMO the whole idea of using inheritance here is so misguided in the first place that which order you do it in is probably not worth arguing about.
I agree, but turn it around; this is another point in favor of not using inheritance at all.
That's not a "but." I was saying exactly the same thing: using inheritance here at all is misguided. ...
I'm with many other here, in thinking that there's no need for an unsigned infinite integer.
I'm also saying that.
An unsigned version could be added later, _after_ you've got use cases for it.
Amen, brother!
Start with the simple thing.
...and the thing that's known to be useful. If there's no other widely used infinite precision unsigned integer library out there by now, it's probably a pretty good indicator that it isn't useful. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com