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On 03/14/2012 06:30 AM, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
>
> Programmers do care about floating point effects---when they
> strike: but being able to explain possible causes of FPT "effects"
> is an asset to human capital. So it is better to keep the current
> types and effects and acquire the asset. Turns hazards into
> sources of achievement. "So, you handled that effect? Good job!"

This is also part of the reason languages like C and its offspring are popular: 
the feeling of satisfaction at accomplishing something despite the complications 
imposed by the language. With a language like Ada, you write it and it works. 
Where's the fun in that?

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Mr. President, we must not allow a mine-shaft gap!"
Dr. Strangelove
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