BigDecimal literal syntax
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future proposal
- Dominant language
- HTML
- Stars
- 638
- Forks
- 20
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Following the rough consensus of several programming languages as well as TC39 tradition, this proposal uses the syntax 123.456m for BigDecimal literals. (Maybe m stands for Money?) Is this a reasonable syntax, or are there any issues?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the proposal's existing syntax discussion and the 22 comments, then compare the proposed 123.456m form with the stated TC39 and language precedents. Done would be a documented decision on whether this syntax is acceptable or what alternative should be proposed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100