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Surely binary is simpler than decimal, and yet humans rarely use it. Purity is nice, but there's a tradeoff with needing to get stuff done so you can pay the r
by an_ko 11y ago
Surely binary is simpler than decimal, and yet humans rarely use it. Purity is nice, but there's a tradeoff with needing to get stuff done so you can pay the rent.
- CyberFonic 11y agoDecimal is easier for humans. But for computers it was a stumbling block until they decided to move from BCD to binary. That is the power of abstractions, let humans have decimal and computers binary - letting the latter convert between them as required.