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It is strange that we stop at scalars for algebra in most languages. Odin’s approach is almost more frustrating, allowing for quaternion types, but not clifford
by truckerbill 3y ago
It is strange that we stop at scalars for algebra in most languages. Odin’s approach is almost more frustrating, allowing for quaternion types, but not clifford algebra which can elegantly describe them and much more(though i know it’s a comically niche request at this point in time)
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- reactordev 3y agoagreed, further with today's parallelism it should be trivial but like you said, most languages stop at scalars and force the onus on you. I get it, higher order math is an implementation detail but to not provide the proper tools for those implementations is frustrating.
- pixelpoet 3y agoThe main thing that stands out about this comment to me (agreeing 100% about algebraic types) is the "at this point in time" bit, such boundless optimism :D