Re: "The Best Programming Language for the End of the World"

On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 4:43:16 +0000, dxf wrote:
 
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I take no precautions limiting output to 15 and 18 digits respectively
for double and extended.  This is floating-point after all and lack of
accuracy at the limits is expected.

 
I think it has to do more with things like
FORTH> 1e 9e f/ 1e1000 f/ fe.  0.0111111111111111111e-999  ok
 
or Gforth's
1e 9e f/ 1e100  f/ fe.  0.0111111111111111111e-999  11.1111111111111E-102  ok
 
of SwiftX's
1e 9e f/ 1e390  f/ fe. 111.11111111111112E-393