Experimental Typescript Fork with Operator Overloading and Overload Dispatch
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A developer has created an experimental fork of TypeScript with operator overloading and overload dispatch, sparking discussion about the potential benefits and drawbacks of such features.
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its-summertime
3 months ago
1 replyI personally wouldn't not have radd etc, some fields of mathematics are really quirky when it comes to addition and other such stuff
adrianstephensAuthor
3 months ago
Yes, I think you’re right. And btw, I didn’t realise how closely I’d followed python’s naming scheme when I picked the names
adrianstephensAuthor
3 months ago
Update: The correct branch for the implementation is operators
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