Simon Cozens
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Subject: Re: Re-inventing the wheel
[was RE: Why not gmp? [was Re: pdd14 -- bignums] ]
03/13/2002 06:26
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>Shlomi Fish: >> Fine, let me ask this: why we're doing it ourselves instead of using gmp? > >If you'd think about the answers to Brent's questions, you'd know. I'd like to add my own answer, a non-technical reason: I suspect many people do it for the same reason I do it, for fun, satisfaction, and to really learn how to build a wheel and _prove_ I can do it. I think this is a great reason. A beneficial side effect is you end up with a lot of "subject matter" experts associated with your project. -Melvin Smith IBM :: Atlanta Innovation Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: 770-835-6984
