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Was it not known since the 70s that you should never ever use floats for currency? Why would any sane person build a financial calculator using floats?
by n_plus_1_acc 2y ago
Was it not known since the 70s that you should never ever use floats for currency? Why would any sane person build a financial calculator using floats?
- morning-coffee 2y agoOver my thirty some years of software development, I've witnessed many new entrants to the field not being aware of certain fundamentals learned long ago. I would theorize it's going to become more and more likely as patience for acquiring a deeper understanding, in general, among engineers I work with now seems to be at an all time low. Now-a-days it seems the move fast and break things mentality has taken over.
- _trampeltier 2y agoHP calculators use BCD not floats.