Re: [LAD] [ANN] LV2 beta3

On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 23:44 +0200, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 03:58:25PM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
>
> > I don't support it unless someone has a representation issue. You're
> > not like to see if (fs == 44100) anyway, and if you did you'd want to
> > hedge a bit: if (fs > 44090 && fs < 44110). If you have to write if
> > (fs_num / fs_denom == 44100) then things are bit dodgy anyway.
>
> Let me state once and for all, even it will not gain me any popularity:
>
> Anyone who thinks that writing a range check on a fraction A/B is too
> difficult is very probably completely incompetent and should not waste
> his/her time trying to write audio DSP code for a plugin.
>
> This is not a reflection on Steve's competences which are beyond doubt.
>
> But if the word of Linux Audio wants to accommodate amateurism and
> ignorance at the expense of professionalism and experience, I will
> not hesitate a second to say goodbey. I'll feel sad for a few days
> but not much longer.

I don't think it's all that reasonable to go attacking others for not
accepting an idea before even justifying the idea...

The fraction method is just a nuisance, it has nothing to do with
competence. If there's a sufficiently compelling reason for the
rational number approach, we should go with that, if not, we should
stick with the double. Obviously.

-DR-

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Received on Fri May 11 04:15:06 2007