ch-ch-update: series, closed-form series, and strides

Derek Parnell derek at psych.ward
Sat Jan 31 14:58:40 PST 2009


On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:22:17 -0800, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> The truth is, the reasons against using strings for short functions are 
> shrinking. I mean, you don't want to not use strings just to not use 
> strings, right? I hope I convinced you that strings are unbeatable for 
> short functions that don't need access to local state, their efficiency 
> is exemplary, and their error messages are not half bad.

And syntax-highlighting editors just love them ;-) Knowing which strings
contain code and which don't is a piece of cake, no?


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Derek Parnell
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