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I think it's common to just not be taught floating points need to be handled a lot differently than whole numbers, so the common experience is getting bit by it
by spicybright 5y ago
I think it's common to just not be taught floating points need to be handled a lot differently than whole numbers, so the common experience is getting bit by it. I don't remember ever being taught that in my traditional schooling, personally.
This is a good link to send to people: https://floating-point-gui.de/ https://floating-point-gui.de/
- maxlybbert 5y agoI remember covering how floating point were stored, but I don’t remember going all that deep into how that affected arithmetic.
- longemen3000 5y agoalso: https://0.30000000000000004.com/ https://0.30000000000000004.com/