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Re:Fast function to parse strings into double (binary64) flo... by abductee_hg on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @08:41PM (#22541718)
bad. you should not do that at all.
Re:Fast function to parse strings into double (binary64) flo... by yellowapple on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:13AM (#22543774)
If you're writing a parser for any language which is expected to deal with floating point numbers, being able to parse those numbers is generally necessary.