From: Dan W. (danw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-09 22:07:05
David Abrahams wrote:
>>Exactly! I'd rather be forced to write a long expression one op at a
>>time, writing partial results to named variables, using explicit
>>conversions, each on a new line. It's more clear, and much easier to
>>debug.
>
> I think Walter Landry might have some counterexamples to that
> assertion.
> http://www.oonumerics.org/tmpw01/landry2.pdf
>
> Being forced to do things one way may be fine for your domain, but it
> could mean a critical loss of expressiveness for other domains.
Right; I was concentrating on the case of long-winded, asymmetrical,
inhomogeneous, and intricate formulas; involving non-repetitive, unique
conversions. Linear algebra and the like, definitely look better along 2
screen dimensions.