On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 15:58, Kurt Alfred Kluever <k...@google.com> wrote: > instant − instant = duration // what we're discussing > instant + duration = instant // satisfied by instant.plus(duration) > instant - duration = instant // satisfied by instant.minus(duration) > duration + duration = duration // satisfied by duration.plus(duration) > duration - duration = duration // satisfied by duration.minus(duration) > duration × real number = duration // satisfied by duration.multipliedBy(long) > duration ÷ real number = duration // satisfied by duration.dividedBy(long) > > All but the first operation have very clear translations from conceptual > model to code. I'm hoping we can achieve the same clarity for instant - > instant by using the obvious name: instant.minus(instant)
But you can't have instant + instant = ??? It doesn't make sense. This is at the heart of why minus isn't right in this case. Stephen
