Comment on Float ExposedComments−pmarreck11moI'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__alchemist11moIt's a compromise that works well in a broad range of approaches. All the alternatives perform better in some domains, and worse in others.−pmarreck11moFair enough. I just don't like the element of surprising inaccuracy.
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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 rationals, but those are the slowest.)
It's a compromise that works well in a broad range of approaches. All the alternatives perform better in some domains, and worse in others.
Fair enough. I just don't like the element of surprising inaccuracy.