From d07277cf6b1ae0d94fa3bf3829ddf1a2357e3d9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jed Barber Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:58:59 +1100 Subject: Ideas and documentation update --- notes.txt | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'notes.txt') 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 ---------------- +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]) + -- cgit