Negative Number Handling

Comments discuss oversights, bugs, or intentional exclusions of negative numbers in algorithms, functions, metrics, or computations, often pointing out that negatives should be considered or handled properly.

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goosedragons Oct 7, 2023 View on HN

Can't that go negative occasionally too? Was that intentional?

andi999 Sep 29, 2021 View on HN

Doesn't this exclude negative numbers?

_Algernon_ Apr 6, 2022 View on HN

Why not go crazy? Negative values.

Twirrim Jun 1, 2017 View on HN

It's also possible to put in negative numbers :D

chris_wot Nov 20, 2025 View on HN

True, it's a negative value.

Retric Aug 11, 2023 View on HN

Some number need not be positive ;)

Finnucane Oct 12, 2016 View on HN

How could it be less than zero?

whimsicalism Oct 28, 2021 View on HN

Oh yeah - negative numbers exist, doh!

jezzamon Aug 31, 2023 View on HN

I was surprised to hear that the minus was meaningless, but turns out that no, it does still work

kuu Aug 24, 2021 View on HN

It does not work with negative numbers, where can I open a ticket?