Re: Odd [math] behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 52783
interpreted = N
texte = I agree and approve. Ordinarily (when programming) we have a choice ofinteger or floating point math so always being forced to use fp math is abit tedious. Also, in the past working with the pharmaceutical industry wehave used fractions of cents in item pricing, which sounds like you willaccommodate in your scheme. I suggest, as an additional option to using a global pref, actually buildingthe option it into the [MATH] context itself.-Chris-----Original Message-----From: Scott Anderson [mailto:sanderson@smithmicro.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:15 PMTo: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.comSubject: Re: Odd [math] behaviorFEEDBACK REQUEST: Given that most WebDNA programmers would not expect tohave to deal with those 'fuzzy' low order bits, perhaps we should build in amore user-friendly default precision for the MATH context. Maybe have itcontrolled via a new WebDNA pref? Any thoughts?-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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I agree and approve. Ordinarily (when programming) we have a choice ofinteger or floating point math so always being forced to use fp math is abit tedious. Also, in the past working with the pharmaceutical industry wehave used fractions of cents in item pricing, which sounds like you willaccommodate in your scheme. I suggest, as an additional option to using a global pref, actually buildingthe option it into the [math] context itself.-Chris-----Original Message-----From: Scott Anderson [mailto:sanderson@smithmicro.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:15 PMTo: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.comSubject: Re: Odd [math] behaviorFEEDBACK REQUEST: Given that most WebDNA programmers would not expect tohave to deal with those 'fuzzy' low order bits, perhaps we should build in amore user-friendly default precision for the MATH context. Maybe have itcontrolled via a new WebDNA pref? Any thoughts?-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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