Re: TDD for numerical algorithms

In article <[email protected]>,
    Adam Sroka <[email protected]>  writes:

> Make sense?

Sort of, but its not really a satisfying answer.

Yes, TDD can be about exploring an evolutionary design with emergent
properties that result in a solution satisfying the tests.  That works
fine for business software when you're exploring possibilities and
pruning time-wasting branches from the search tree as you seek to
satisfy a business need.

Yet TDD doesn't preclude implementation of known algorithms or having
an up-front design.

I would like to hear some experiences about developing numerical,
scientific or simulation software with TDD.  Mersenne Twister was just
one example of a class of problems.
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