Re^9: Storable- long integer size

I've got the feeling that the particular type of problem demonstrated by my example should be fixable without impacting significantly on performance.
But perhaps I haven't grasped the importance of the longsize check, and a "feeling" isn't a very convincing argument ...

All of your points are good ones.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^10: Storable- long integer size by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 23, 2015 at 09:48 UTC
I've got the feeling that the particular type of problem demonstrated by my example should be fixable without impacting significantly on performance. It would; but to what end? It would very slightly relax the conditions under which Storable could successfully be used as a file interchange format: if both source and destination are: 64-bit; and little-endian; and use the same floating point format; and are using ASCII or utf-8 (eg. not Win-1252) as the internal format for strings; and ...) then you might get away with using binary Storable files as an interchange format. But would that slight "improvement" as an interchange format be a good thing? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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Re^10: Storable- long integer size
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 23, 2015 at 09:48 UTC

I've got the feeling that the particular type of problem demonstrated by my example should be fixable without impacting significantly on performance.

It would; but to what end?

It would very slightly relax the conditions under which Storable could successfully be used as a file interchange format: if both source and destination are: 64-bit; and little-endian; and use the same floating point format; and are using ASCII or utf-8 (eg. not Win-1252) as the internal format for strings; and ...) then you might get away with using binary Storable files as an interchange format.

But would that slight "improvement" as an interchange format be a good thing?

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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