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Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal

From: Scott Robert Ladd <coyote at coyotegulch dot com>
To: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
Cc: Mark Hahn <hahn at physics dot mcmaster dot ca>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:20:02 -0500
Subject: Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0401191838000.12676-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca> <m3ptdf1ntw.fsf@uniton.integrable-solutions.net>

Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Just for my education, what is insane use of C++?  IS Boots sane or
> insane use of C++?

Insane, but useful and necessary for people who insist on using (or are required to use) C++ for heavy-duty array crunching. Such code is ugly, difficult to debug, and the only way C++ can approach Fortran 95's elegance. As such, a compiler needs to effectively handle template madness -- or we tell them all to use a *real* numerical language like Fortran 95 ;)

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Scott Robert Ladd
Coyote Gulch Productions (http://www.coyotegulch.com)
Software Invention for High-Performance Computing

References:
- Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal
  - From: Mark Hahn
- Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal
  - From: Gabriel Dos Reis

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