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I think what set me off was certain statements that he was coming from a position of authority, like that he was a language design guy. At the same time, he did

I think what set me off was certain statements that he was coming from a position of authority, like that he was a language design guy. At the same time, he didn't give any statements to back up how deeply he's researched the issues. For example, there's no discussion of C's fenv.h, or how fortran's IEEE intrinsics work. Add to that the jabs on the age of the specification, and it just ended up giving the feeling of being a much more shallow piece than it could have been; it just felt like he was saying, "I don't know what to do. Internet, decide for me."

plesner 12y ago
I'm not claiming authority. What I'm saying is: there are two camps, the FP guys and the language guys, and there's not a huge amount of overlap. I belong to the language camp.
wpietri 12y ago
I thought it was mainly a post about how he personally found this standard frustrating. And I started getting that impression about the time I read the title, "Why I find IEEE 754 frustrating". The guy has a reasonable background as a language guy. He was trying to deal with the spec; he's allowed to opine on it. That you felt things? Those are your feelings. That you think he should be obliged to address your personal concerns preemptively? That's your problem, not his. If you want to know how deeply he's researched the issues, you could say, "Hey, have you looked at C's fenv.h?" Rather than just assuming the answer that lets you be a dick.