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Jeff Walden (2013-07-12T23:39:27.000Z)
On 07/12/2013 04:32 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
> So the other thread was a discussion concerning the appropriate value of Number.MAX_INTEGER. Do you think it should be 2^53-1, or 2^53, or the same thing as Math..MAX_VALUE.

Number.MAX_INTEGER should be 2**53.  People who want 2**53 - 1 (and there are roughly reasonable uses for it as discussed in that thread, if enough care is taken) can use < as the relevant operator when comparing.  In contrast, if the value were 2**53 - 1, people who want the 2**53 value can't simply use a different operator.

I haven't kept up enough with this list to know what Math.MAX_VALUE is, and it's not in the latest draft I have -- unless you meant Number.MAX_VALUE?  If you meant that, Number.MAX_INTEGER should definitely be different from Number.MAX_VALUE.

Jeff
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-07-16T00:39:48.845Z)
On 07/12/2013 04:32 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
> So the other thread was a discussion concerning the appropriate value of `Number.MAX_INTEGER`. Do you think it should be 2^53-1, or 2^53, or the same thing as `Math.MAX_VALUE`.

`Number.MAX_INTEGER` should be 2^53.  People who want 2^53 - 1 (and there are roughly reasonable uses for it as discussed in that thread, if enough care is taken) can use < as the relevant operator when comparing.  In contrast, if the value were 2^53 - 1, people who want the 2^53 value can't simply use a different operator.

I haven't kept up enough with this list to know what `Math.MAX_VALUE` is, and it's not in the latest draft I have -- unless you meant `Number.MAX_VALUE`?  If you meant that, `Number.MAX_INTEGER` should definitely be different from `Number.MAX_VALUE`.
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-07-16T00:39:32.738Z)
On 07/12/2013 04:32 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
> So the other thread was a discussion concerning the appropriate value of Number.MAX_INTEGER. Do you think it should be 2^53-1, or 2^53, or the same thing as Math..MAX_VALUE.

`Number.MAX_INTEGER` should be 2^53.  People who want 2^53 - 1 (and there are roughly reasonable uses for it as discussed in that thread, if enough care is taken) can use < as the relevant operator when comparing.  In contrast, if the value were 2^53 - 1, people who want the 2^53 value can't simply use a different operator.

I haven't kept up enough with this list to know what `Math.MAX_VALUE` is, and it's not in the latest draft I have -- unless you meant `Number.MAX_VALUE`?  If you meant that, `Number.MAX_INTEGER` should definitely be different from `Number.MAX_VALUE`.
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