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Unary is exactly as expressive as decimal or binary for integers, but somewhat less efficient, so why would you?

• microgpt 4mo ago
  idk, why would you store integers as ASCII strings? It's somewhat less efficient.
  • lxgr 4mo ago
    Because it's much more explicit. Computers are fast, engineering is expensive. You usually never want to optimize prematurely when dealing with monetary amounts.
    • microgpt 4mo ago
      Even more explicit would be a PNG of the dollar bills. I suggest that.