From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/18/2025 7:52 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:11:48 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >   
   >>       printf("%d %d\n", iv / 2, iv % 2);   
   >   
   > The interpretation in C of “/” being an integer operation with integer   
   > operands, and float otherwise, is generally regarded as a Bad Idea. I   
   > think it caught the infection from Fortran.   
   >   
   > Python actually started out following this interpretation, then changed to   
   > always returning a float, introducing the additional separate “//”   
   > operator for when you explicitly want integer division.   
   >   
   > Even PHP, bad as it is in other ways, did not follow the C mistake.   
      
   Are there any languages invented the last 20 years that does   
   not do integer division for two integer operands?   
      
   Arne   
      
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