Implementing this in a compiler is nontrivial.
Yes, that was clear to me from the article and the discussion. My point is that to someone who knows about Gauss' formula but doesn't know anything about compilers might not understand what the fuss is about.
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Yes, that was clear to me from the article and the discussion. My point is that to someone who knows about Gauss' formula but doesn't know anything about compilers might not understand what the fuss is about.