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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: struct comparison - reprise
Message-ID: <5214@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 24 Jul 89 13:47:41 GMT
References: <2874@solo3.cs.vu.nl> <1989Jul14.155312.2063@utzoo.uucp> <10593@smoke.BRL.MIL>
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In article <10593@smoke.BRL.MIL>, gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) writes:
> That's also my general observation:  When I need composite objects, I
> practically always find that I also need operations on them beyond any
> simple model that could reasonably be supported directly via language
> operators.  Complex multiplication is just one of the simplest examples.

This is a reasonable point, but do keep in mind that this is also true of
simple objects. For example, when dealing with !(char *)! objects, don't
you practically always find that you need operations on them beyond any
simple model that could reasonably be supported directly via language
operators? !strcmp()! is just one of the simplest examples.
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