From: "Thomas B." <tpreal@...>
Date: 2008-10-10T00:13:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug in Vector class?

Dave Baldwin wrote:
> because the Vector#* method promotes self to a column vector when the
> argument is found to be a Matrix.  I think it should be promoting self
> to a row vector and making this change removes the exception and gives
> the correct result.

I think it should not. Either the programmer knows what he or she is 
doing and is able to take care of the matrices dimensions, or no magic 
auto-transpositions or other tricks are going to save their project from 
falling apart sooner or later. Vector is a column vector, and let it be 
this way.

TPR.
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