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- Subject: Re: Lua workshop: call for backup presentations.
- From: Gavin Wraith <gavin@...>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:39:34 +0100
In message <2D6AF4AA-76F1-4906-B8AD-1C24A41F632F@pobox.com> you wrote:
> > Would it make sense to have binary coded decimal numbers as the
> > default
> > numeric type for Lua?
>
> No. But it's a hilarious curved ball, and well worth thinking about.
> Of course, anyone wanting arbitrary precision arithmetic in Lua can
> do it now with Church numbers.
Now that was a googly, alright!
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Gavin Wraith (gavin@wra1th.plus.com)
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