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Re: int vs. struct

To: Greg Miller <gmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: int vs. struct
From: Dan Stromberg <strombrg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:28:55 -0700
Cc: computer-go@xxxxxx
References: <3601698E.F88E59DE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Greg Miller wrote:
> 
> I'd strongly favor using basic types for any standardized interface...
> this has a lot in common with the OpenGL vs. DirectX debate of a couple
> of years ago, you get greater speed and flexibility from basic types
> than from structs.

Slightly better speed, yes - but greater flexibility?  No way.  Software
done with ADT's/OOP is radically more adaptable.  Without proper
abstractions, small changes in data representation that should be "local
only" set off huge ripple effects in large programs.

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