[erlang-questions] Literal support for unary (1#XXXXXX...)

[Andrew Pennebaker]

> How base 1 works? Could you explain to me please? Is it number or digits
> after dash?
>

Typically, the value of a base 1 is the number of 1's. So three in base ten
would be 1#111.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_1

As Masklinn points out, the digits used don't really matter because we're
just evaluating the length. It could be X's, 3's, or chicken scratches,
zeroes, capital I's, or a mix of 1#AlPhAbEt SoUP. Though I think for
clarity, we should select a single permissible character and stick to it.
Something like tally marks.

-- 
Cheers,

Andrew Pennebaker
www.yellosoft.us
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