We could circumvent this by making `%%` analogous to `**`. That is, we could 
provide a function form `Math.mod` as well as an infix operator `%%`.

On Thursday, August 15, 2019 9:46:57 AM CEST Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
> FWIW another disadvantage is that operators cannot be polyfilled, so it'll
> take forever for those not using transpilers to adopt these, while having a
> `Math,mod` would work right away
> 
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 8:40 AM Claude Pache <claude.pa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Le 12 août 2019 à 22:00, Matthew Morgan <mmm...@zips.uakron.edu> a écrit :
> > 
> > JS needs a modulo operator. It currently has the remainder operator `%`
> > which works in most cases except for negative values. I believe the the
> > `%%` would work great and be easy to remember.
> > 
> > let x = (-13) %% 64;
> > is equivalent to
> > let x = ((-13 % 64) + 64) % 64;
> > 
> > 
> > Is there a strong advantage of an `%%` operator over a `Math.mod()`
> > function? There is the precedent of the `**` operator implemented as
> > alternative of `Math.pow()` few years ago. It would be interesting to hear
> > the feedback of those that use regularly powers, whether the benefit was
> > clear (personally, I almost never use either `Math.pow()` or `**`, so that
> > I can’t say anything).
> > 
> > At least one disadvantage of an operator over a function, is that you have
> > to think about precedence. The problem is exacerbated in JS, because
> > (following some other languages) the unary minus has an uncanny high
> > precedence level, confusingly very different than the one of the binary
> > minus; so that, after having designed `**`, it was realised at the last
> > minute that `-a**b` would be dumbly interpreted as `(-a)**b` instead of
> > `-(a**b)` or `0-a**b`, as anybody who would be likely to actually use the
> > operator would expect. (That particular issue was resolved in a hurry by
> > making the parenthesis-left form a syntax error.)
> > 
> > —Claude
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