Chris de Almeida
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Chris de Almeida
@softwarechris.com
Programmer at IBM 💥 co-chair TC39 💥 OpenJS 💥 OpenSSF 💥 Ecma
never forget
April 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
stage added between existing stages 2 and 3

math constant e was suggested

then 2.5 as a simple middle ground

then 2.9 because the new stage was substantively closer to 3 than 2

2.7 was suggested as a compromise, and with a nod toward the previous suggestion of e (which has a value of ~2.7)
April 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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April 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
@robpalmer.bsky.social is this inspiration or appropriation? 😆
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM