> The root of this specific problem is breaking the commandments of > floating-point:To complement this, I like this article: "What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic": http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html
While we're posting links... http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm -- "One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs." --Robert Firth Marc C. Brooks http://musingmarc.blogspot.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorĀ® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
