Helge:

I used the Filing IBM Applications into Squeak to get the code 'ported'. There were a few things, like differences in exception handling on Float computations, and differences in detecting IEEE Float problems, and I passed the code back to Didier to look at. I haven't heard since, but have a query in to him.

I'll post any useful reply.

Dave


At 2:51 +0200 5/15/01, Helge Horch wrote:
>At 20:38 14.05.2001 +0200, Heiko Schaefer wrote:
>>Did anyone make the code from Besset's book
>>
>>'Object Oriented Implementation of Numerical Methods'
>>
>>Squeak-compatible? Its for Visual Age.
>
>I seem to recall Stephane writing that someone (David N. Smith?) ported most if not all of it.  I recommend asking Didier (didier at ieee.org) about it.
>
>In the meantime, you might try the "Filing IBM Smalltalk Applications into Squeak" item at <http://www.dnsmith.com/squeak/index.html> and see if it helps.  Haven't tried it myself yet, though.
>
>Bystanders, feel encouraged take a look at the paper equivalent of
>  <http://www.mkp.com/books_catalog/catalog.asp?ISBN=1-55860-679-3>
>next time you're near a dead-tree shop.  It is a great book IMHO, despite some printing glitches.  Show it to your J-enabled friends, the bilingual nature of the book might whet their appetite.
>
>Here's the true story I forwarded to Didier:  When I had ordered the book at my friend's store, he had put it prominently on display for a week or so while he waited for me to pick it up.  (For one, it has a beautiful cover, too.)  He told me this when I finally got around:  Many people had noticed it, leafed through it and commented that wow, it had been a long time since they had seen a book with real technical and mathematical content, where books like "Learn FooScript in 5 easy steps" abound.
>
>Cheers,
>Helge

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