Re: Problems with Hardware, Languages, and Compilers
smryan@mail.com (!@?*$%)
18 Mar 1997 12:55:04 -0500
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| From: | smryan@mail.com (!@?*$%) |
| Newsgroups: | comp.compilers,comp.lang.misc,comp.arch.arithmetic |
| Date: | 18 Mar 1997 12:55:04 -0500 |
| Organization: | The Programmer formerly known as S M Ryan |
| References: | 97-03-037 97-03-041 97-03-057 97-03-073 |
| Keywords: | arithmetic |
> Screaming about a few unneeded bits is stupid. So is not worrying
> about precision in mission-critical software. Instead of both running
> after ghosts and ignoring real dangers, your customers should first
> determine their needs precisely.
Perhaps. Some people like Ford or NOAO have tests were they print out lots of
number to high precision. It's more important to them that the numbers
don't change with compiler releases than the numbers be correct.
Whether this is sensible is beside the point if they're the ones (directly
or indirectly) paying your for your salary.
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