On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 2:42 AM, Nick Coghlan <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's the main reason I still occasionally wonder if > "AlwaysMin" and "AlwaysMax" singletons might make sense, although that > approach has problems of its own (specifically, it's hard to actually > use without breaking the clean NULL -> None mapping and in many cases > +/- infinity already work fine). only for floating point -- it would be nice to have them for other types: integers, datetimes, any others that make sense.... ( In know I've wanted +-inf and NaN for integers forever, though what I really want is hardware support) But do you do that with a generic type or a special one for each type? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected]
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