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Problems and Methodologies in Mathematical Software Production pp 81–90Cite as

Preparing the NAG library

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If a reliable, high quality numerical algorithm library is to be developed then it is essential that we recognise the need for collaboration between different technical communities in the development of the library. This paper suggests an ultimate design for the library and describes the implications of that design for the people involved in the development of the library.

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  1. Numerical Algorithms Group, 7 Banbury Road, OX2 6NN, Oxford

    B. Ford, J. Bentley, J. J. Du Croz & S. J. Hague

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Paul C. Messina Almerico Murli

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Ford, B., Bentley, J., Du Croz, J.J., Hague, S.J. (1982). Preparing the NAG library. In: Messina, P.C., Murli, A. (eds) Problems and Methodologies in Mathematical Software Production. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-11603-6_4

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