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I'm glad this exists, except for the fact that IEEE754 is the devil, and posits are better (not assuming hardware support). (Even better than both are bignum ra
by pmarreck 1y ago
I'm glad this exists, except for the fact that IEEE754 is the devil, and posits are better (not assuming hardware support). (Even better than both are bignum rationals, but those are the slowest.)
- the__alchemist 1y agoIt's a compromise that works well in a broad range of approaches. All the alternatives perform better in some domains, and worse in others.
- pmarreck 1y agoFair enough. I just don't like the element of surprising inaccuracy.