Deno•3y ago

Deno KV: subtract with `sum` operation?

If I do

.sum([key], 1n)

.sum([key], 1n)

the value is increased by 1. How can I decrease it? I tried

.sum([key], -1n)

.sum([key], -1n)

but it doesn't work.

ioB•6/29/23, 7:06 PM

see: https://canary.discord.com/channels/684898665143206084/1108074003018551327/1122074277387194428

martpetOP•6/29/23, 7:15 PM

Thank you so much. I don't know what is but it works

MrKleeblatt•6/29/23, 9:15 PM

This magic number represents negative one in a 64bit binary number system.
There are good videos on youtube explaining that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJXTo3EZoxM
or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHjPgLZzZ24

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Negative Binary Numbers Can't Exist

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