Because of the field I work in I feel this much more keenly with floats. I have been bitten by their excentricities so many times I'd just much rather have a fl

Because of the field I work in I feel this much more keenly with floats. I have been bitten by their excentricities so many times I'd just much rather have a flexible fixed point type that let me choose how much precision I want on either side of the decimal for a given set of calculations.