Managing Complex Structured Data In a Fast Evolving Environment · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1209.5625/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTManaging Complex Structured Data In a Fast Evolving Environment — mentioned by reikonomushahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7619911urn:hackerpapers:mention:1209.5625:7619911Mon, 21 Apr 2014 05:13:51 GMT<p>Non-trivial examples include: * High-frequency trading [1] * 3D graphics and CAD systems by Symbolics * Operating systems by Symbolics [2] * Computer algebra [3] * Supercomputing [4] * Embedded, real-time forensic fingerprint systems (fingerprint analysis, embedded databases) [5] * High-frequency auctions * Performant compilers (most Lisp compilers) * Perl-compatible regular expressions (sometimes 2x the speed of perl) [6] And I can assure you, there are extremely many other things. Generally, if you write absolutely correct and robust C++ code (that ensures there will never be buffer…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1209.5625/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.DB