19 Sep
2006
19 Sep
'06
6:47 p.m.
On 2006-09-11, Aaron Denney
See "What About the Natural Numbers" - "Colin Runciman" - it's a good read :)
I will when I get the chance.
Finally found a copy. It is a good read. I mostly agree with him. The biggest exception is about the need for highly optimized, near the machine level, representations of the naturals. 17 years later with much better computers, I think the unary representation works just fine, and transparently conveys what it means. -- Aaron Denney -><-