Ideas and documentation update

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/notes.txt b/notes.txt
index de865b0..33d4df3 100644
--- a/notes.txt
+++ b/notes.txt
@@ -26,10 +26,28 @@ it's probably a programming error on my part
 future direction
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+better commented code, because I'm going to have to maintain this later
+
 util to list paper ids that fit specific criteria to doublecheck potential errors
 
-replace the use of floats for transfer values with fixed points for increased accuracy
+replace the use of floats for transfer values with rational fixed points for increased accuracy
 
 add proper tiebreaker handling
 
+more counters/parsers/options to handle state elections, general stv data
+
+more detailed logging for preference distribution?
+tracking of exhausted/fractional-loss ballots?
+
+multithreaded operation to speed counting up, possibly using unsafePerformIO
+
+factor TransferMap datatype out into its own module
+
+bulk exclusions to hopefully increase speed a bit
+
+combining preference criteria somehow to reduce necessary counts
+    (requires implementing rational fixed points for transfer values)
+    (the lack of this, transferring criteria separately, is likely a source of inaccuracy)
+    (possibly formulate criteria as [candidate #1, then any number of #x, #y, #z, then candidate #2, etc])
+
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index bea7150..c314939 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ Legislative Council data and more general STV data is a goal of future versions.
 
 
 
-Note that the number of count logs this program outputs differs slightly from
-the number that the AEC provides. This is because the AEC's program merges a
+Note that the number of count logs this program outputs differs from the
+number that the AEC provides. This is because the AEC's program merges a
 few more logs compared to this one, eg the initial count, and counts that
-elect candidates.
+elect candidates. On the other hand, the AEC program is also a lot more
+verbose on the distribution of preferences.