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We use it because it's fast, accurate and very useful for many applications. It's not horrible.
by TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago
We use it because it's fast, accurate and very useful for many applications. It's not horrible.
- chowells 8y agoIn fact, as discussed in another thread, it's the optimal representation for many purposes. The only problems are that some languages over-privilege them to the point where it's difficult to use alternatives, and some programmers don't understand them.