> Paul, why do you say it's wrong that Float(Long.max - Int.max) is equal to Float(Long.max)? I don't. You have inserted coercions. I'm aware of how many bits

> Paul, why do you say it's wrong that Float(Long.max - Int.max) is equal to Float(Long.max)? I don't. You have inserted coercions. I'm aware of how many bits things have. It's hard to make it through five years on a compiler without gaining some awareness of such details. I consider the introduction of lossy type conversions into the global scope to be a kind of insanity. People should be recoiling from such practices, not looking for ways to justify them.