On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:15:10 -0000, Chris <[email protected]> wrote:
Earlier Walter wrote:
"I don't like being in the position of when I need high performance
code, I have
to implement my own ranges & algorithms, or telling customers they need
to do so."
I don't think there is a one size fits all. What if customers ask for
maximum security? In any language, if I want high performance, I have to
be prepared to walk on thin ice. If I want things to be safe and / or
generic, I have to accept additonal checks (= perfomance penalties). I
don't think that a language can solve the fundamental problems
concerning programming / mathematical logic with all the contradictory
demands involved. It can give us the tools to cope with those problems,
but not solve them out of the box.
You can build safety on top of performance. You cannot do the opposite.
Meaning, one could wrap an unsafe/fast range with a safe/slower one.
R
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