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  • The same IEEE spec that introduced base-2 floating point models was updated in 2008 to include some base-10 models that eliminate these issues. Many languages already support them natively, as well as most database engines. Otherwise, you can probably find third-party-library support.

    If you don’t have access to an IEEE decimal implementation, or if you just wanna be a rulebreaker, the common strategy is to just store only plain integers, and the precision level you want. So, say, if you’re just dealing with simple american dollars, you’d just make sure to always interpret the integer value as “cents”. If you need more precision than that, you might do “millicents”.




  • JakenVeina@midwest.socialtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldNo doubt
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    7 days ago

    Yes, but that’s not really the point. The point is that “taxing the rich” and “investing in the public” aren’t necessarily the same thing. Just cause the government is collecting money doesn’t mean it’s spending it responsibly. Especially in the (literally) comically-corrupt world of Gotham.