Re: mathlib

[Hao Wu <wuhao.wise@...>]

On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Coda Highland <chighland@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy
> <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> We are considering removing some functions from the standard math lib,
>> either because we think few people use them or because they are trivially
>> implemented without the library. The current list is this:
>>
>> - sinh, cosh, tanh: (They are quite specialized, on par with several
>> other functions offered by external libraries, such as lhf's mathlibx.)
>
> I can get behind this; hyperbolic geometry isn't particularly common.
>
>> - deg, rad, pow: trivially done without the library.
>
> I agree for removing pow, but not for deg and rad. Yes, it's trivially
> done, but having it defined in the library does make the code more
> readable and saves having to memorize the formulas (which are simple
> but using it in-place doesn't help readability at all).

+1. At least, I know for games, it will be easier if deg/rad are there for free.

>
> /s/ Adam
>