Mark S. Miller (2014-01-16T18:07:40.000Z)
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2014-01-24T19:53:09.196Z)
+1. I like this flipping idea by far the best. It can be explained in terms of the number being denoted, without referring to the internal limitations of any particular representation. With this change, I agree it should be a static on Math. With this flipped idea, let's think through what the proper .bitlen answers are for fractions, negative numbers, NaN, +/- Infinity, and -0.0.