> First, we already define implicit conversion so the first sentence is
> repetition.
Yes, it is. At the time, I thought it was important to re-emphasize this in
the basic operators, but if people think that's obvious, we can remove it.
> Third, the syntax says: Number Left / Number Right.
>
> If implicit conversion is in place, then why the Number Left / Number
> Right? Oh, is that to signal the outcome of conversion?
Again, to emphasize the conversion.
> BTW, I am not sure about "fraction support" = "1/2 must produce 0.5, not
> 0." I would think fraction support means it supports operations on
> fractions, not conversion to decimal values.
>
> Or is that a specialized usage in spreadsheet circles?
It's a clarification issue. In many languages (e.g. Python 2),
"/" is INTEGER division, so "1/2" produces "0".
That is NOT what is intended, instead, a fractional result should
be returned (e.g., Python 3). It's not necessarily
conversion to decimal; a fractional representation would be okay.
Any suggestions for clearer wording?
--- David A. Wheeler
