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Subject: Re: Operator =?UTF-8?B?b3ZlcmxvYWRpbmc/?=
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:49:55 +0000
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On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 9:06:03 +0000, mhx wrote:

> DO you mean something like the below? The code stays the
> same but it is possible to choose a different type of
> variable (from BYTE to arbitrary precision).

Thank you! Yes, something like that.

If I understand correctly, the intelligence is within LET
which decides which operator matches the type of the operands.

I have also dynamic vector and array types. And 24-bit floats..
The other discussion in the automatic differentiation thread
introduces dual fp-numbers, etc. Overall, working with many
different types would explode the number of type-dependent
operators. So it becomes a natural idea to smarten up the
compiler in this respect.