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- Subject: Re: Numeric for loops...
- From: Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@...>
- Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 11:14:03 +0200
On 29/05/2010 09:21, duck wrote:
We might as well argue [...] to get rid of the '-' and '/' operators in favour of
recondite stuff like:
difference = amountdue + math.negative(amountpaid)
and:
threequarters = 3 * math.reciprocal(4)
Reminds me of Cobol in its old form, something like:
COMPUTE B ADDED TO C GIVING A
or similar (from memory of University, never used it, fortunately!).
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Philippe Lhoste
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