"Alexey Trofimenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what do you think about adding C<div> operator, akin %, to perl6 core? > > I mean, as $a % $b > really does int($a) % int($b) > and returns modulous, > > so $a div $b > really does int( int($a) / int($b) ) > and returns integer division. > but with native integers, declared as such, and with constants it should > be optimized and done really fast > yes, I realize that it wouldn't speed Perl up much, but I like idea that > such a simple operation can be done using one simple machine instruction. > And I use such a function often, but I hate that it uses floats internally. > I'd imagine that if you declare a variable as an int, the compiler would be able to generate optimal code for the % operator anyway, so you'd get the speed you wanted.
Jonathan
