hi guys here is a point where squeak and pharo could sync. Now I propose the change to be applied in Pharo. http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=2888 in essence 0.1+0.2=0.3 which is normal since (0.1+0.2) hex '3FD3333333333334' 0.3 hex '3FD3333333333333' showing that we are in presence of two difference numbers. So since floats are approximations anyway, I like the idea that the language tells me all the time. This fits perfectly with the discussion and actions we got last year on floats. Of course 0.1s2 + 0.2s2 = 0.3s2 is true storeString is already conveying the right information both in squeak and pharo (0.1+0.2) storeString '0.30000000000000004' 0.3 storeString '0.3' I suggest that printString on float ie on little change in printString. So talk now. My point is that since we cannot perfectly lie better say it. I think that GNU and python are right so this an easy fix with a really good impact on education. Stef printOn: aStream base: base "Handle sign, zero, and NaNs; all other values passed to absPrintOn:base:" self isNaN ifTrue: [aStream nextPutAll: 'NaN'. ^ self]. "check for NaN before sign" self > 0.0 ifTrue: [self absPrintExactlyOn: aStream base: base] ifFalse: [self sign = -1 ifTrue: [aStream nextPutAll: '-']. self = 0.0 ifTrue: [aStream nextPutAll: '0.0'. ^ self] ifFalse: [self negated absPrintOn: aStream base: base]]