Smalltalk Complex

>
> I noted Smalltalk in a list of languages implementing complex numbers;
>
> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Complex_numbers#Smalltalk
>
> Unfortunately, my laptop died and is now in pieces on my desk while I try and
> resurrect it.  Perhaps some kind soul will look at GNU Smalltalk's library
> and see what they do.  Note that GNU Smalltalk files in a 'Complex' package
> first.
>
> Other Smalltalk examples?
>

> 2009/8/14 Ken.Dickey <[hidden email]>:
>> Coming from Scheme and Lisp, where (sqrt -4) is expected to work, I was
>> surprised to find it "broken" in Squeak when I first tried it out.  [Some
>> years ago now].
>
> It works in Squeak. And result of
> -4 sqrt
> is signaling an FloatingPointException with message 'undefined if less
> than zero.'.
> I calling the code broken if its not follows the original design,
> contains bugs and unexpected behavior (again, unexpected to original
> design). But error in -4 sqrt is expected behavior. So how it can be
> considered broken?
>
>>
>> I noted Smalltalk in a list of languages implementing complex numbers;
>>
>> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Complex_numbers#Smalltalk
>>
>> Unfortunately, my laptop died and is now in pieces on my desk while I try and
>> resurrect it.  Perhaps some kind soul will look at GNU Smalltalk's library
>> and see what they do.  Note that GNU Smalltalk files in a 'Complex' package
>> first.
>>
>> Other Smalltalk examples?
>>
>
> Ken, i welcome your willing to have a Complex numbers in Squeak.
> I just pointing out that we should make certain decisions  right -
> like honoring the choice of people, who
> don't need to use a Complex math in their work, and moreover expecting
> that regardless of Complex numbers support, in their image they could
> be certain, that default behavior of a number of math functions does
> not changes unexpectably after they load the Complex package.
>
>> Thanks much,
>> -KenD
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>

>
> I noted Smalltalk in a list of languages implementing complex numbers;
>
> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Complex_numbers#Smalltalk
>
> Unfortunately, my laptop died and is now in pieces on my desk while I
> try and resurrect it.  Perhaps some kind soul will look at GNU
> Smalltalk's library and see what they do.  Note that GNU Smalltalk
> files in a 'Complex' package first.
>
> Other Smalltalk examples?
>