774
Stop using floats (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by nifty@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Wouldn't noise in the circuit mean it'd only be reliable to certain level of precision, anyway?

[-] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, every irrational number used in computation is reliable to a certain level of precision. Just because the current (heh) methods aren't precise enough doesn't mean they'll never be.

[-] anton 1 points 2 years ago

You can always increase the precision of a computation, analog signals are limited by quantum physics.

this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024
774 points (100.0% liked)

Programmer Humor

26799 readers
2258 users here now

Welcome to Programmer Humor!

This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!

For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.

Rules

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Feyter@programming.dev
anzo@programming.dev
BurningTurtle@programming.dev
pylapp@programming.dev