Exponentiation operator (XP Language)

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Scope of Change

A new operator for exponentiation will be added and will replace the pow() function.

Rationale

Better transportability to any platform.

Functionality

The operator will be ** like in Groovy.

2 ** 3 == 8

Security considerations

Speed impact

Dependencies

Related documents

• http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/#numbers
• https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=13756

[thekid]

Announced @ http://news.planet-xp.net/article/525/2013/05/12/