10 May
2007
10 May
'07
11:13 p.m.
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 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-
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.