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Dan Sugalski wrote:
> to make foo and bar 5x5x5 matricies that you casn multiply to get baz then,
> well, say it. If that means you need to define a way to provide overridden
> operators in the Matrix package, then go for it and say that.
>
> Let the -internals folks worry about the Weird Magic needed to implement
> what you want. (This is a variation of my standard "Don't get hung up on
> the implementation, that's my job" speech)
Although there is one point that is crucial in a useful implementation
-- packed and typed for the reasons I mentioned before. Since we are on
language-data speed and efficiency on large chunks of data is essential
and can not be completely left to druids/wizards and their weird magic
;)
Christian