On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 07:23:32PM -0500, Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, David Mathog wrote: > > >It would have been interesting if C++ had implemented operator > >definition instead of operator overloading (ie, redefinition). > >For instance like: > > > >A = B + C <VecX> D > > > > (one or two last ones while I clear mail:-). Actually a really, really > interesting idea, but one does have a whole new class of typing errors. ... > > But it still is a really good idea. There is a generalized algebra of > dyad, triad, inner and outer products, and so on.
APL does provide generalized inner and outer products. But, it is a write-once language, and attempts to outperform the interpreter, such as compilers or even an "APL machine" did not do as well. -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
