From: Run Paint Run Run <runrun@...>
Date: 2010-11-17T06:55:35+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:33221] Re: Replacing stdlib Date with C version

> Neither Date nor DateTime uses rational. Places where the standard
> library returns rationals, home_run returns integers or floats.

This feels like a step backward. As nobu said, we have a native
Rational implementation now. The archives of this very list are
testament to how confusing people seem to find Floats, so we should
avoid them where we can.