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From: jss@sftri.UUCP (J.S.Schwarz)
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Subject: Re: C++ anomaly (maybe)
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Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 14:55:01 EST
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> The C++ description in the latest BLTJ describes the input and output
> primitives as being '<<' and '>>'.
> 
> What's to become of writing '1<<31' instead of the more readable (:-))
> '4294967296'?
> 
> 	Brian Pinkerton @ wisconsin

One of the most powerful features of C++ is the ability to overload
operators.  This means you can add new uses without lossing old one.
<< and >> still mean shifts when both operands are integers.


	Jerry Schwarz
	Bell Labs, Summit N. J.