[Numpy-discussion] Re: numpy, overflow, inf, ieee, and rich comparison

[Jon Ribbens]

Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Usability studies show that people without previous
> experiences to bias them find 2/3=0.6666667 more
> natural (that's the tidbit, emerged during the studies
> for CP4E, which swayed our BDFL, I think).  Experienced
> programmers are surely more able to adapt than less
> experienced ones.

My opinion is that floating point is Dangerous and To Be Avoided
unless you know what you're doing. The language should not create
floating point values for the programmer unless they have specifically
asked for them.

Cheers


Jon