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Jan Steinman wrote:
> Don't get me wrong, I'm one of the biggest ST fans around, but I wouldn't
> suggest it for serious number-crunching, unless you're doing infinite
> precision math, in which case it does okay -- not fabulous, but not bad.
> 
> Smalltalk's strength is productivity -- its run-time is usually "fast
> enough." Don't use a hammer to drive screws!

Jan, I think you didn't clarify that that in Smalltalk you have number 
objects like:

9347592375907230957230945702397395729472947294757092374902388
 
or Fractions:

230948729479/937593759272

or Decimals:

924879274.9265924792s

Nice to have when you need them. It does make the Class library bigger, but 
it sure beats having to create these numeric objects as part of your project 
when you need them. 

Is it FAST? er perhaps. But I think you'll get an answer back before you can 
code up a CORRECT version in Java/C/C++ Support issues are Vendor problems, 
not yours, another bonus.


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John M McIntosh
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VisualWorks/VisualAge Corporate Smalltalk Consulting