Re^3: Math::BigFloat to native double?

i dunno :) looks like printf is inventing stuff a

$ perl -le " print 3.1415926535897932384626433832795
3.14159265358979

$ perl -le " printf q{%.17f}, 3.1415926535897932384626433832795
3.14159265358979312
$ perl -le " printf q{%.44f}, 3.1415926535897932384626433832795
3.14159265358979311599796346854418516159057617
$ perl -le " printf q{%.66f}, 3.1415926535897932384626433832795
3.141592653589793115997963468544185161590576171875000000000000000000
$ perl -le " print '3.1415926535897932384626433832795'
3.1415926535897932384626433832795
$
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Re^4: Math::BigFloat to native double? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 12, 2015 at 21:59 UTC
looks like printf is inventing stuff Oh boy! I hadn't even consider that possibility :( With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!	[reply]

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Re^4: Math::BigFloat to native double?
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 12, 2015 at 21:59 UTC

looks like printf is inventing stuff

Oh boy! I hadn't even consider that possibility :(

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!

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