> On Oct 31, 2016, at 3:58 PM, Martin McClure <[email protected]> wrote: > > (1.19 roundTo: (1/10))asFloat > > I should note that the final example *should* result in a Float without > having to have #asFloat sent to it. Per ANSI and traditional Smalltalk > practice, any operation where the receiver *or* the argument is a Float > produces a Float.
While ANSI says that the numbers should be converted using the default conversion table, all of the Smalltalk’s that I’ve tried don’t follow that. I’ve tried Dolphin, VW, Pharo, & VAST, and all return fractions. I prefer this behavior over the ANSI behavior. John Brant
