On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Daniel Gagnon <[email protected]> wrote:
> If we base the decision on the average guy not writing high performance > numeric apps, then we should also base it on the fact that he does not need > more than a long in 99% of cases either as Rich points out. And longs are a > much simpler concept to grok. +1. The average guy understands that "big numbers" are something special. The average guy also want to have close to native speed when he first tries a language, not * 10 or * 20 that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
