[m-dev.] for review: changes to the tutorial

[Anthony Lee SENYARD]

Yeah I like your wording Fergus.  It seems to encapsulate the desired
meaning.

Anthony

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Fergus Henderson wrote:

> On 15-Jul-1999, Ralph Becket <rwab1 at cam.sri.com> wrote:
> > Hi David,
> > >  calculate with numbers.  MERCURY is unusual in that you actually have
> > >  to import the module that defines the basic integer operations,
> > > -whereas in most languages they are built in.  There are good reasons
> > > +whereas in most languages they are built in.  
> > > +Although the integer type is built in, but the basic operations 
> > > +that act upon them (eg. TT(+), TT(-)) are not.
> > > +There are good reasons
> > >  for this, but this tutorial is probably not the place to discuss them.
> > >  So just trust us.
> > 
> > How about changing the text to the following:
> > 
> >   calculate with numbers.  MERCURY is unusual in that, whereas the
> >   TT(int) type is built in, you actually have
> >   to import the module that defines the basic integer operations,
> > 
> > I think it reads better.
> 
> Hmm... in some ways I liked David's version better.
> How about the following:
> 
>  calculate with numbers.  MERCURY is unusual in that you actually have
>  to import the module that defines the basic integer operations,
>  whereas in most languages they are built in.  
>  (Actually the `int' type itself and the integer literals [e.g. 1, 2, 3, ...]
>  are built in, since there is special syntax for them, but the basic operations 
>  that act upon them (eg. TT(+), TT(-)) are not.)
> 
> -- 
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