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From: Ullrich Koethe (koethe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-29 13:05:53
Jeremy Siek wrote:
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> I left it out because it would be nice to allow matrix types to model
> Ring, and it is problematic implementing matrix multiplication through
> operator*= efficiently.
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Hmm, I'm not sure whether this is a sufficient reason for the inevitable
surprise. Perhaps a new concept? After all, 'matrix1 *= matrix2' is no
less efficient then 'matrix1 = matrix1 * matrix2', is it? There is no
requirement that operator*= must be faster than operator*
Ulli
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