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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to Simon Clubley   
   Re: extending MySQL on VMS   
   19 Aug 25 11:00:22   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/19/2025 8:56 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-18, Arne Vajhøj  wrote:   
   >> Are there any languages invented the last 20 years that does   
   >> not do integer division for two integer operands?   
   >   
   > Javascript's basic number data type is a floating point number. :-(   
   >   
   > Make of that what you will and also the mindset of someone who thought   
   > that was a good idea.   
   >   
   > Yes, I know Javascript is older than that but it's been through   
   > multiple standards processes.   
      
   Yes. But too late to change something as fundamental.   
      
   Arne   
      
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