Thanks for once again putting this together, Rick!
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Rick Waldron <waldron.r...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ## 4.4 Number('0b0101'). NaN or not?
> (Erik Arvidsson)
>
> EA: Previous discussion:
> https://github.com/rwaldron/tc39-notes/blob/c61f48cea5f2339a1ec65ca89827c8cff170779b/es6/2014-04/apr-9.md#46-updates-to-parseint
>
> Should `Number` be able to parse the string "0b0" or "0o1"
>
> (Discussion of people (ab)using Number for converting user input and whether
> this should affect things.)
>
> Yes.
>
> #### Conclusion/Resolution
>
> - Use spec-internal `ToNumber` via userland `Number` called as a function
> will convert (ie `Number('0b101') === 5)`.
> - Upholding previous consensus on `parseInt`
I don’t understand this reasoning. Making `parseInt` understand the
new syntax was considered a security hazard, but for `Number` we can
somehow get away with it? Any more information on the disconnect?
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