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Re: Re: Re: Re: Bug? 1+1 != 2

by Nkuvu (Priest)
on Jun 19, 2003 at 18:04 UTC ( [id://267292]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Re: Re: Bug? 1+1 != 2
in thread Bug? 1+1 != 2

* sigh *

Where were you when I was trying to explain this to some of our developers? I'm testing software, and raised a big red flag when I saw some logic that compared float values for equality. The values were results of other computation, and I tried for days to explain to the developers that this logic was a bad idea. I was nowhere near as eloquent as your post. Thankfully I wasn't the only one who understood the problem, and one of my co-workers was able to put it in terms that the developers grokked.

Which is really odd if you think about it -- I thought this sort of thing was basic education for programmers. (All of the developers I'm referring to have at least BS degrees) But I digress. Thanks for your explanation.

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