[Jprogramming] The next episode of the ArrayCast is out - Naming is Hard

2023-04-14 Thread 'robert therriault' via Programming
A follow up email from Henry Rich gets us started and we find there is a place for everyone in the world of computer languages. Host: Conor Hoekstra Panel: Marshall Lochbaum, Adám Brudzewsky, Stephen Taylor and Bob Therriault. https://www.arraycast.com/episodes/episode51-naming-is-hard ---

Re: [Jprogramming] Problem with integer arithmetic

2023-04-14 Thread Henry Rich
As (x!y) is coded, the calculation is done in floating-point and then converted to integer if the result will fit.  Loss of significance during the calculation will make the result inaccurate. I think it's a JE error to return an integer value when that value might be wrong.  Unfortunately, th