alt Hacker NewsIt makes no sense.
1/0 is an error (SIGFPE). log(-5) is a value (NaN).
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I suppose you could have this "no reflexive equality" sentinel, but it applied so randomly in languages as to be eternally violate the principle of least astonishment.
It makes no sense.
1/0 is an error (SIGFPE). log(-5) is a value (NaN).
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I suppose you could have this "no reflexive equality" sentinel, but it applied so randomly in languages as to be eternally violate the principle of least astonishment.