> Try this in node: 1.03 - 0.42. It gives the correct answer after rounding. Also, integers certainly can't do that. What is your point?
> If you're keeping the units in pennies then you're not using floating point anyway. Right. The floating point in js provides integer support. For money use floating point as integers. You can do anything in js you can do with integers up to 50 bits of precision. JS is in no way inferior for money apps which is what you claimed. On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Matt <hel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Mark Hahn <m...@hahnca.com> wrote: > >> > Which is okay for most use cases but not, say, when you are processing >> monetary transactions. >> >> This is somewhat of a myth. People are afraid of floating point numbers >> because they are somehow "imprecise". In fact, up to around 50 bits they >> are as precise as integers. I've used them for money many times. It is as >> simple as keeping the units in pennies. >> > > It's not a myth at all if you're actually using floating point numbers > though. Try this in node: 1.03 - 0.42. > > If you're keeping the units in pennies then you're not using floating > point anyway. > > Matt. > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
