| -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Leland Brown | Sent: 09 June 2006 22:41 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Subject: Re: [boost] [Review][PQS] Review deadline | | Paul A Bristow <pbristow <at> hetp.u-net.com> writes: | | > | (And BTW, it did find several bugs in my | > | computations by flagging dimensions problems!) | > | > Can you elaborate a little on the value of using a | dimensional analysis by sharing some of these with us? | | One example I was able to dig up was in approximating a | function's derivatives using finite differences. An interesting example. | (Because these errors are caught at compile-time, | and thus usually before the code is checked in, *** the fixes don't appear in the change history.*** - only as a oath from the programmer;-) And a very interesting observation about potential pitfalls of software metrics. Thank you. Paul --- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com