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Re:What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-... by dahfizz on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:32AM (#23677379)
That is an extreme edge case. The vast majority of computing happens on x86 and ARM. Unless you're working on an IBM mainframe, you're using a little endian, IEEE float machine.
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Re:What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-... by ColinWright on Monday June 29, 2020 @11:13AM (#23678326)
I have extensive experience of other systems, and for me, with my experience, it's not an extreme edge case.

If for you it is an extreme edge case, then I suggest you put it to one side and hope it never becomes relevant. But if one day you find a bug you can't explain, maybe it will help you.

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