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Man, you really don;t think things through do you.

A configurable pragma won't speed numerical increment up, it'll slow it down. It's just one extra test that will need to be performed every time.

And it won't help a JS port, unless the JS port will only run code that disables all the things that come from having transparent type conversion.

That includes things like 2**32 (or 2**64) + 1 becoming an NV; and 0+'12' doing the right thing. And at that point; it ain't Perl.

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Re^8: getting rid of costly special features
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 18, 2013 at 14:34 UTC
    > Man, you really don;t think things through do you.

    contrary to you, I do a lot.

    > A configurable pragma won't speed numerical increment up, it'll slow it down

    It already tests if the scalar is an integer or string, only in the rarely used latter case you need to check the flag

    > JS port will only run code that disables all the things that come from having transparent type conversion

    nope, the author is free to enable slow magic increment

    > 2**32 (or 2**64)

    you like contradicting yourself? if Perl can live with different integer sizes why shouldnt a JS port.

    Perl versions are never 100% compatible.

    > 0+'12' doing the right thing

    This case is easily covered.

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Re^8: getting rid of costly special features
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 19, 2013 at 03:30 UTC
    You never can resist the ad hominem, can you.
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      You never can resist the ad hominem, can you.

      And you should look up what that term means, because there is no ad hominem in the post to which you refer.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      You never can resist the ad hominem, can you.
      Nope, "A. D. Hominem" is my real name!
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