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I think Walter Bright knows how a calculator works in extreme detail. You do realize who that is right?
by benreesman 4y ago
I think Walter Bright knows how a calculator works in extreme detail.
You do realize who that is right?
- WalterBright 4y agoI've actually implemented IEEE 754 floating point code, from scratch. https://github.com/DigitalMars/dmc/blob/master/src/CORE16/DOUBLE.ASM https://github.com/DigitalMars/dmc/blob/master/src/CORE16/DO... Also, many of the math library functions, though I used "Software Manual for the Elementary Functions" by Cody&Waite for a guide.
- benreesman 4y agoI got started in software late enough that by the time I had a machine that could compile C++ it was Visual Studio and shortly `gcc`, so I missed the first round of your groundbreaking C++ compiler work, but as recently as 2018 I was building all my C++ passed through your excellent Warp preprocessor (which absolutely smoked its predecessor). I imagine you know as much about IEEE 754 as anyone living. Thanks for the all the great software!
- WalterBright 4y agoThanks for the kind words! I'm glad Warp is working for you.