On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 6:46 AM, Richard A. O'Keefe <ok@cs.otago.ac.nz> wrote:

On 25/04/2014, at 5:15 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> x ÷ y = divMod x y

This one looks wrong to me.
In common usage, ÷ indicates plain old division,
e.g., 3÷2 = 1½.
See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_mathematical_symbols

One possibility would be

> x ÷ y = x / y :: Rational

Thanks Richard for (as usual!) look at that list with a fine-toothed comb

I started with writing a corresponding list for python:
http://blog.languager.org/2014/04/unicoded-python.html

As you will see I mention there that ÷ mapped to divMod is one but hardly the only possibility.

That list is mostly about math, not imperative features and so carries over from python to haskell mostly unchanged.

Please (if you have 5 minutes) glance at it and give me your comments. I may then finish a similar one for Haskell.

Thanks

Rusi

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