Re: Simple math failing - PHP Bug?

From: Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:22:38 +0000
Subject: Re: Simple math failing - PHP Bug?
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--- Jason Wong <php-general@gremlins.biz> wrote: > Most computer languages handling floating point calculations > just as poorly. If accuracy is important use the BCMath > functions. Or use Fortran and double precision. :-) Still, testing a floating point number as a boolean is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard... Chris ===== Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams Coming January 2005 http://httphandbook.org/

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