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From: Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>
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Subject: Re: + in ada
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Russ <18k11tm001@sneakemail.com> wrote:
: When I see stuff like this, it offends my sense of elegance in
: numerical programming. I don't claim to be a top expert in this area,
: but a few years ago I did write software for an experimental real-time
: DGPS/INS precision landing system (in C++).

So, based on this experience, could you give an indication of
the frequency and frequent usefulness of :/ in numerical
computing?
In how many cases out of 100 is :+, or :- used do advance an iterator?
(If so, why don't we just want to have a useful abstraction for that?)

How about frequency and usefulness of the statements A :and B;,
or A :xor B;, when compared to inlined procedures naming the purpose
of the operation?


Georg