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Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 22:49:00 -0000
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To: Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca>
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Subject: Re: std::pow implementation
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Mark Hahn wrote:

> > pretty hard to do for the great majority of C++ (or Ada for that matter)
> > programmers who have not the slightest awareness of machine language or
> > its implications.
> 
> so since some programmers are imperfect,
> none of them should get nice sharp tools?  please, no!
> 
> C/C++, at least, have never shied from enough-rope features.
> 
> regards, mark hahn.
> 
>