In-Reply-To: Message from Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of "Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:06:18 EDT." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Larry Wall wrote: >> The status of numeric upgrades in Perl 6 is fine. It's rakudo that >> doesn't do so well. :) >> >> As another datapoint: >> >> $ pugs -e 'say 2**40' >> 1099511627776 >> $ pugs -e 'say 2**50' >> 1125899906842624 >> $ pugs -e 'say 2**1100' >> 1358298529049385849277351428359266778603493846931744549748519669727813<SNIP> > That's good [1] to hear, thanks. >> I don't think of Int as a type that automatically upgrades. I think >> of it as an arbitrarily large integer that the implementation can in >> some cases choose to optimize to a smaller or faster representation, > Oh don't worry, I do. I just got so flustered when I saw Rakudo do the > same thing that Perl 5 does I was worried this got lost somewhere along > the line. > [1] We need a polite way to say "less bad". ! ah fab yay good cool ayup d'oh! helps tasty yummy smooth cheers better yippee! soothes pleases niftier relieves mediates inspires mollifies mitigates clarifies my mistake oh, right! grrrrreat! delightful not to worry oh be joyful! 'tain't so bad calms my qualms less sub-optimal cheers my spirit soothes my nerves dispells my doubts heartens my resolve cushions the cudgel dismisses my dismay drives out the dread comforts me to learn inspires me with hope restores my confidence gladdens my good humor brightens my rainy day alleviates my concerns mollifies my misgivings alleviates my confusion puts down the false alarm perks/plucks up my courage pacifies my preoccupations banishes my paranoia-demons felicitates my facilitation facilitates my felicitation assuages my misapprehensions shows I was worrying too much encourages me; is encouraging warms the cockles of my heart offers hope for a better world trounces my tetchy trepidations dispells my misplaced anxieties sure puts a spiffier shine on it makes molehills out of mountains eases up on my nerves a fair bit not nearly so gnarly as I'd feared 'tis not too late to seek a newer world way better than I'd half-begun to suspect patches the potholes in my crumbling wetware softens the imagined blow that wasn't even there to start with serenades such sweet sonnets as to nullify nervous nellies' natterings
