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Cue the Mathematicians! (Score:2)

by djberg96 (2603)

Ruby and Python aren't discarding information. Perl is adding information, but only when it thinks it should be added. After all, if 5/2 returns 2.5, why doesn't 4/2 return 2.0? Or so one could argue.
It boils down to a design decision. Guido and Matz decided that if you want integer division, you get integer division. Larry took a DWIM approach.
As a guy who doesn't care one way or the other really, I think Perl's approach is better for simple cases, and worse as you get into more complex operations.
- Re:Cue the Mathematicians! (Score:2)
  
  by jhi (318) <jhi@iki.fi> on 2006.12.10 10:54 (#52177) Homepage Journal
  
  > Perl offers the Integer() function (which I do see from time to time)
  
  I hope you mean the integer pragma.
  
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    by djberg96 (2603)
    
    Either int() or Integer I guess. My Perl is rusty. :)

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