Some of us like to talk of numerical accuracy as an arcane and trivial detail, but there is no automated technique for always eliminating accuracy problems [0],

Some of us like to talk of numerical accuracy as an arcane and trivial detail, but there is no automated technique for always eliminating accuracy problems [0], and this article is showing us that there are real consequences to applied practices when our arithmetic isn't careful. [0] https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~wkahan/Mindless.pdf https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~wkahan/Mindless.pdf