Well, I did work out 8 examples for the original publication
in the ACM. We could adapt some of these for big_number to lend a more example-oriented quick start to the hands-on user.
Good thinking - I just pinched example 3, and reworked it here: http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/big_number/libs/multiprecision/doc/ht... John.
While researching generic numeric programming, I recently added two examples to my catalog that I find quite intuitive while remaining non-trivial, and while still retaining example-like fashion. These are a generic function derivative using a 3-point central difference rule and a generic recursive trapezoid numerical integration. I will work out the codes on the weekend and jot down descriptive notes. Looks like the Easter Bunny is hiding algorithms now! Best regards, Chris