3 ms·
So? There’s lots of old standards that don’t fit well with modern programming languages, so we abandoned them, or only use the parts that still make sense.
by ken 7y ago
So? There’s lots of old standards that don’t fit well with modern programming languages, so we abandoned them, or only use the parts that still make sense.
- saagarjha 7y agoIEEE 754 is one of the standards like two's complement arithmetic which are widely used and have a number of clear advantages, so we continue to use them.