From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from neon.ruby-lang.org (neon.ruby-lang.org [221.186.184.75]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 202B21F4B4 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:19:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from neon.ruby-lang.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by neon.ruby-lang.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4897120B5C; Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:18:20 +0900 (JST) Received: from xtrwkhkc.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net (xtrwkhkc.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net [167.89.16.28]) by neon.ruby-lang.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E84FE1209ED for ; Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:18:18 +0900 (JST) Received: by filterdrecv-p3las1-685fdc5bbc-t824x with SMTP id filterdrecv-p3las1-685fdc5bbc-t824x-19-5FEE4E53-16 2020-12-31 22:18:59.439843902 +0000 UTC m=+1811802.588126079 Received: from herokuapp.com (unknown) by ismtpd0115p1mdw1.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id qQg4IZutRPyiZmLcb-tCBA for ; Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:18:59.292 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:18:59 +0000 (UTC) From: chris@chrisseaton.com Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Redmine-MailingListIntegration-Message-Ids: 77747 X-Redmine-Project: ruby-master X-Redmine-Issue-Tracker: Feature X-Redmine-Issue-Id: 17496 X-Redmine-Issue-Author: jzakiya X-Redmine-Sender: chrisseaton X-Mailer: Redmine X-Redmine-Host: bugs.ruby-lang.org X-Redmine-Site: Ruby Issue Tracking System X-Auto-Response-Suppress: All Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?NC3uwXThXFpCxeI+EU+QkxuM4rZrp+UkiX2tCBF1HHvkljB9u97r76l=2FC2eaAa?= =?us-ascii?Q?vi6iXkdDrZ9=2F75PinII7I=2FN0QSvKKVW78wSalxs?= =?us-ascii?Q?A95O7gl9i3rZDlYb5Xc7srNWg=2FyD2IROf2AwSqw?= =?us-ascii?Q?0Iknep7sVvsFnoSLq5qULL6FsCdB9vLldBD0Fmr?= =?us-ascii?Q?jYWeIdHITz26jed0GWB1oGxXCjfJRmGyMj49Skk?= =?us-ascii?Q?yAeYK76=2F1jOXgaEFI=3D?= To: ruby-core@ruby-lang.org X-Entity-ID: b/2+PoftWZ6GuOu3b0IycA== X-ML-Name: ruby-core X-Mail-Count: 101842 Subject: [ruby-core:101842] [Ruby master Feature#17496] Add constant Math::TAU X-BeenThere: ruby-core@ruby-lang.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ruby developers List-Id: Ruby developers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ruby-core-bounces@ruby-lang.org Sender: "ruby-core" Issue #17496 has been updated by chrisseaton (Chris Seaton). Relevant context is probably Matz's reason for rejection and criteria for reconsidering. https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/4897#note-41 ---------------------------------------- Feature #17496: Add constant Math::TAU https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17496#change-89671 * Author: jzakiya (Jabari Zakiya) * Status: Rejected * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- Excuse me if this has been brought up before. This is a simple proposal to add the math constant ``Math::TAU`` = 2*``Math::PI``. See: https://tauday.com/ ``TAU`` has been included in a growing number of languages (Rust, Python3, Julia, et al), and this would add Ruby to that list, and make it even cooler. :-) -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/