>> I do not believe there will ever be a useful "standard numeric
>> container", "standard array class", etc. I think we as a community
>> should quit biding our time on this issue, and just learn to write
>> code that is generic with respect to the numeric container type, in
Brian> Maybe so, however that just moves the problem around: we need to have a common
Brian> set of requirements for containers. (Again, I agree that standardization is
Brian> premature).
Brian> Brian
Well. But then we should identify clearly what kind of data structures
we need. Then some "atomic" operations they should support and specify
complexity requirements. And this last one is very controversive.
-- Gaby