+++++++++++ short term

* use valgrind to test for memory leaks

* ask Lydia Deng for test codes

* learn about unit testing

+++++++++++ source code cleanup

* continue to replace calls to "new" with cooolvec or proper objects or auto_ptr
 
  LinForward.hh accepts jacob as constructor argument and does not do a new() or
  something, but does a delete in the constructor

  LineSearch::numericalGradient() creates a vector with new and passes it out
  
  creates a vector with new and pass it out:
    QuadraticObjFcn::getGradient()
    MultiTest::getGradient()
    DirectObjFcn::getGradient()
      
  cooollist/cooolvec::bread/bwrite have a new/delete pair

  Optima contains ObjectiveFunction* fp. QuaOptima creates/deletes it. All the others 
  just get it from the constructor

* get rid of ugly type conversions: see ChangeLog item from 3 April 2002

* optimize: make Matrices inline again??

* SlaveForward:
  * split in bidi logic and COOOL specific parts
  * replace bidi part with pipes? socketpair?

* use autoconf/automake/libtool for arch-independant build

* in demo programs, make shell scripts run w/o any arguments, if the user doesn't supply any

* instead of only taking Model<double> and Model<long>, make stuff true templates
  unfortunately, virtual functions can not be templates. Need to think about that.

+++++++++++ other +++++++++++++

* once COOOL works reliably, contact author of InvQuaNewton for fixup

* test that the library actually still works (and not only compiles)

* use CVS

* unit testing, "make test" integrated with demos?

* doc format right now is doc++ http://docpp.sourceforge.net/
  try to stay compatible with javadoc! http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/
  probably switch to doxygen http://www.doxygen.org/ because it supports more output formats
  renew docs

* update licence to LGPL

* how much time is spend communicating between optimization algorithm and
  objective function with IO?
  
* get it to run on NT Visual C++, IRIX, Solaris, AIX
  get a Solaris box to test it on

* don't have really big .hh files, split 'em up (files in src/include)???
  read up on this, whether its bad style

* find a new & standard version of OO getopt

+++++++++++++ design constraints

* ANSI C++ compatibility

* portability. main architectures: Linux/G++3, Win32/VC++ (if thats ANSI)

* no external dependencies: comes with everything necessary besides ANSI C++ STL

* documentation in javadoc compatible format