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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Static typing (Was Re: Better support for garbage collection)
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"Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org> writes:

> True. The more correct notation would be 0.1E0 (or, some would probably
> argue, 1.0E-1). This would certainly make it easier to tell whether the
> number was intended to be fixed-point or floating point.

The "E" notation is legal for floating point, fixed point, and integer
literals.  Are you saying it should only be allowed for floating point?!

- Bob