Here's some more specific notes: On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 7:31 AM Cyril Auburtin <cyril.aubur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would expect `-2**3` to return -8, or `-2**2 == -4`, since it should be > like `-(2**3)` > Math.pow(-2, 3) === -8 Math.pow(-2, 2) === 4 To get -4: -Math.pow(-2, 2) > Firefox gives a clearer error then Chrome with: > > SyntaxError: unparenthesized unary expression can't appear on the > left-hand side of '**' > That's correct. > > Is there a reason for this restriction? Python does it `-2**3` fine > Python is also inconsistent: >>> pow(-2, 2) 4 >>> -2 ** 2 -4 >>> Whereas, JavaScript is very consistent: $ js js> -(2 ** 2) -4 js> -Math.pow(2, 2) -4 js> (-2) ** 2 4 js> Math.pow(-2, 2) 4 js> Rick
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