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- From: mbk@lyapunov.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel)
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- Subject: Re: Scientists as Programmers (was Re: Smal
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- Date: 31 Aug 92 06:32:17 GMT
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- cflatter@nrao.edu (Chris Flatters) writes:
- : In article IAy@mentor.cc.purdue.edu, hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) writes:
- : >Also, mathematicians especially use lots of operators. Despite what the CS
- : >gurus say, allowing the introduction of additional functions is not the
- : >same thing. Also, mathematicians and scientists are accustomed to using
- : >whatever syntax they like, as long as it does not lead to confusion. But
- : >the CS people insist that only the standard operators are to be allowed to
- : >use infix notation, and all others must be prefix, except in reverse Polish
- : >systems, in which all must be postfix.
- :
- : Restrictions on the introduction of new operators arise from practical
- : considerations. The introduction of a new infix operator changes the
- : syntax of the language significantly.
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- Yes, that's exactly the point.
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- : Chris Flatters
- : cflatter@nrao.edu
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