Re: [pure-lang-users] Proposed syntax changes

[Eddie R. <er...@bm...>]

On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 09:56 -0500, Eddie Rucker wrote:
> Something bad is happening here for the complex numbers:
> 
>  > sqrt (1+:2);
>  2.23606797749979*cos (t/2)+:2.23606797749979*sin (t/2)
> 
> the angle t is missing.
> 
> Another nice way of doing this is:
> 
> sqrt (x+:y) = sqrt (0.5*(r+a)) +: sqrt (0.5*(r-a))
>               when
>                 r = sqrt x*x+y*y;
>               end; 
> 
> e.r.

Oops. That r should be r = sqrt (x*x+y*y).
I have to go to a Faculty Advising workshop now. Will return soon I hope.

e.r.