valarrayの不運

http://www.talkaboutprogramming.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/messages/159700.html

[snip]
Around the time
that the standard was being ratified, programmers like Todd Veldhuizen
were discovering things like expression templates and template
metaprogramming, which offered far better optimization possibilities
than valarray ever could. Consequently, there hasn't been much
emphasis on optimizing valarray.
[snip]

(注:Todd Veldhuizenというのはblitz++のヒト)
( ・∀・)つ〃∩ ヘェーヘェーヘェー.そんな経緯があったのねん.要するにvalarrayは出てくるタイミングが悪かったと.