▲ 675 ▼ "Do your own research" they say. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FauxPseudo@lemmy.world to c/skeptic@lemmy.world 100 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 2.25 + 2.25 = 4.5 If you add two floats together then the output is a float, if you add an int and a float together the output is a float. Computers will always perform the calculation as is, unless you explicitly tell them to perform a rounding operation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago However, if you stuff them into an int at the last minute, you can get that effect. Under the hood, it's floats. On the output, it's ints. It's obvious and silly with small examples. The problem can creep in when you are using larger libraries or frameworks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago However, if you stuff them into an int at the last minute, you can get that effect. Under the hood, it's floats. On the output, it's ints. It's obvious and silly with small examples. The problem can creep in when you are using larger libraries or frameworks. permalink fedilink source parent
