OpenEuphoria

Re: scientific.e

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yaho?.com> May 22, 2008
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Shawn Pringle wrote:
> 
> I suggest, we create a new type even if it is a local type: scientific_string
> that would check to makesure that this function can convert the type.  Instead
> of crashing the program in the conversion function it should crash with a 
> type check error.
> 
> Shawn Pringle

Huh?

I was just pointing out a bug in Matt's scientific.e, which I was using to try
and illustrate a different point. It's a case that should be handled by the
library or should be documented.

Other than a string type, I am wholly opposed to creating new built-in types for
Euphoria.

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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple
system that works.
--John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare

j.