Ok,
I tally (pre-apologies if I misrepresent anyone):
Four votes for 0-based indexing (Andrew, Kim, Mark, and Stephen). Three votes for 1-based indexing (Al, Phil, and myself).
Should we go ahead with the 0-based change and put this to rest? Or do we still need some debate?
I, for one, want to move on.
+1 for moving on :-)
Interesting that "astonishment is in the eye of the beholder."
Mathematicians may be astonished by the 0-based indexing; but as long as it is clearly documented, most will not care. I am assuming from the above that you, Brent, are OK with the change. That leaves only me and Al as holdouts. I can live with it, and Al seems ambivalent, so I will go ahead and make the change. Assuming you are OK with this, Al?
Phil
Brent Worden
-----Original Message----- From: Gray, Andrew (ITDA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:44 AM To: 'Jakarta Commons Developers List' Subject: RE: [MATH] Matrix indices
ditto below - +1 for Zero based indices.
Principle of Least Astonishment and all that..
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 September 2004 08:42 To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: Re: [MATH] Matrix indices
From: "Al Chou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
1) Change the RealMatrix getEntry, getRow, getColumn methods to use 0-based indexing.
FWIW, if I were using this class, I would expect it to be 0-based.
I can't comment on the other points as I don't hav the maths background. (If I needed one, I would probably search for it or ask, thus the name is less interesting to me)
Sorry for the late input.
Stephen
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