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Re: Overloading StringJoin

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg109894] Re: Overloading StringJoin
• From: Mark Adler <madler at alumni.caltech.edu>
• Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 06:46:55 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <hsr8al$bev$1@smc.vnet.net> <ht33iq$hfh$1@smc.vnet.net>

On 2010-05-20 03:40:26 -0700, Bill Rowe said:
> Yes, ** already has a built-in meaning See ref/NonCommutativeMultiply

I did already know that, but I also knew that ** doesn't actually do
anything!  Furthermore, joining lists is non-commutative.

I don't like circle-plus aesthetically, which people keep suggesting. 
I will be using a compound symbol, maybe **, but probably not.

Mark