Re: mathlib

[Andrew Starks <andrew.starks@...>]

On Saturday, April 5, 2014, Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
> > So I will ask: Is your target for the Lua language (distinct from Lua
> > API) people who have that kind of understanding of C and it's library's
> > limitations? Should they be expected to educate themselves in that way, in
> > order to use them? Should they be expected to read the documentation's
> > disclaimer about its use and then now where to go to find out how to get it
> > to do what they're expecting?
>
> Our target are people that are up to the task they intend to do, which
> can demand very little or very deep knowledge of a diverse set of
> subjects. In particular, we expect that anyone doing anything with any
> real responsability should read the documentation and know the limitations
> of the tools involved, as any professional in any other area does.
>
> -- Roberto

An eminently reasonable position and thank you for the reply. Hopefully my questions were read as sincere ones, as that's how they were intended. I did not have a right answer in mind. 

-Andrew