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ncmncm on June 14, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Formatting floating point numbers

I don't understand why anyone would write a new Grisu conversion, with Ryu 3x as fast. It might have educational benefits, preparing you for a Ryu conversion, but shipping it?

shereadsthenews on June 14, 2019 [–]

Ryu is only a year old. Grisu is 10 years old. It takes time for people to absorb these things.

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