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why not process amounts as integer cents? Trading is actually done in “basis points” or “pips” which are 1/100 of a cent
by gaius 8y ago
why not process amounts as integer cents?
Trading is actually done in “basis points” or “pips” which are 1/100 of a cent
- blt 8y agoI don't call it money anymore, I call it Fuel Units.
- incompatible 8y agoFine, integer centicents or microcents or whatever is required for the application at hand.
- gaius 8y agoRight, my point being that some of this stuff is non-obvious and there is often a reason “why not”
- floatboth 8y agoheh, reminds me of Tarsnap's picodollars