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:Agreed. This task should simply be about the definition of a rational type and maybe a couple of helper functions (like reduction). There should be no operator definition in this task. That is covered [[Matrix_exponentiation_operator|elsewhere]]. If you still want the operator functionality, then named functions would be preferred so the task isn't restricted to languages with operator definition. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 13:47, 13 February 2009 (UTC) |
:Agreed. This task should simply be about the definition of a rational type and maybe a couple of helper functions (like reduction). There should be no operator definition in this task. That is covered [[Matrix_exponentiation_operator|elsewhere]]. If you still want the operator functionality, then named functions would be preferred so the task isn't restricted to languages with operator definition. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 13:47, 13 February 2009 (UTC) |
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::Actually, if you want the operator functionality, you should simply say "provide a means to do ''blah''," so that languages can use their idiomatic approach, be it operator overloading, function calls, etc. --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 16:06, 13 February 2009 (UTC) |
::Actually, if you want the operator functionality, you should simply say "provide a means to do ''blah''," so that languages can use their idiomatic approach, be it operator overloading, function calls, etc. --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 16:06, 13 February 2009 (UTC) |
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I just changed the task definition, and pruned the code and examples |
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back to the minimum required. I suspect that the original code in |
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Python would be really short as python can leverage off duck typing. |
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However ALGOL 68 requires the programmer to MANUALLY define ALL associated |
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assignment operators (e.g. +:=, -:= etc) together with ALL the UPPERCASE |
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equivalent operator, e.g. PLUSAB, MINUSAB etc (to provide portability |
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to wrist watches and main frames). The net effect is an explosion of |
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operator definitions. [[User:NevilleDNZ|NevilleDNZ]] 21:53, 13 February 2009 (UTC) |
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