orhtej2@eviltoast.org to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 3 months agoFloating point arithmeticseviltoast.orgimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1779arrow-down17
arrow-up1772arrow-down1imageFloating point arithmeticseviltoast.orgorhtej2@eviltoast.org to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squarejjjalljslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoUse a dedicated data type or library. Some languages also have something like python’s Decimal type >>> .1 + .2 0.30000000000000004 >>> Decimal(".1") + Decimal(".2") Decimal('0.3')
Use a dedicated data type or library. Some languages also have something like python’s Decimal type
>>> .1 + .2 0.30000000000000004 >>> Decimal(".1") + Decimal(".2") Decimal('0.3')