[SciPy-dev] Hessenberg form

[eric jones]

Alan G Isaac wrote:

>>>BTW, Matlab uses the same naming convention.
>>>http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/hess.html
>>>      
>>>
>
>On Fri, 01 Oct 2004, Fernando Perez apparently wrote:
>  
>
>>Which doesn't make it right.
>>I'd actually much rather have hessian and hessenberg be the actual names, to
>>avoid this kind of potential confusion.  Long names may be a bit annoying, but
>>in my book clarity tends to win.  Individual users can always do
>>'hess=hessenberg' inside their codes if so desired, away from public shame :)
>>    
>>
>
>I strongly agree.
>  
>
+1

>Cheers,
>Alan Isaac
>PS As a contrast to Matlab, hessp() does the Hessian
>computation in GAUSS.
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Scipy-dev mailing list
>Scipy-dev at scipy.net
>http://www.scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/scipy-dev
>  
>