Re: New Directory: Numbers

> On Sun, Dec 24, 2000 at 06:33:38PM -0500, Sterling Hughes wrote: > > > I'm going to create a new cvs directory for PEAR, "Numbers" where all sorts > > of classes relating to manipulating numbers (in a non-mathematical sense, ie, > > converting decimal numbers to roman numerals). If there are no big objections > > within the next day or two, I'll go ahead and create the directory... > > I'm not really against the idea of a "Numbers" category, but are you > sure that "Math" (or maybe even a "Strings" category) wouldn't be more > appropriate? > Well, numbers and math are two different things (true that math relies almost soley on numbers in most cases :). Strings for me would be a bad idea (but a good directory to add anyway), simply because of the difference between a number and a string and I wouldn't want to confuse the two (or have a user confuse the two). The Numbers directory is good, imho, because it pertains to the subject of manipulating numbers, whether that be splitting them into component parts, changing the decimal separator, converting between roman and arabic, etc.. -sterling