Re: Wiki update

On 3/11/11 at 17:47, kpreid-M/[email protected] (Kevin Reid) wrote:

>I've updated this to use the best choice in modern E:
>
>return Math."abs(double)"(value)
>
>>Note that abs() is probably a bad example. Coding abs directly
>>in E would give you an abs which works with any value that
>>supports " value < 0" and "- value".
>
>It is a doubly bad example: abs is a method on numbers, and 
>Math is  unsafe so it is unlikely to be something that a 
>beginner would reach  for unless they had need of a specific 
>method only available in it.
>
>Can you suggest a method from Math that is plausibly useful 
>given the  existant methods on float64s (e.g. a better 
>algorithm for numeric  stability or edge cases)?

Perhaps I'm being blind, but the only place I know to get trig 
functions (sin, cos, etc.) is from java.lang.Math.

Trying to use E from just the documentation is a bit 
frustrating, but I think it is a good exercise for improving the documentation.

Cheers - Bill

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