Julia EvansFeb 10, 2023
floating point representation
Show threadNathan StocksFeb 10, 2023

@b0rk Ooo, can you do one for posits?

https://www.sigarch.org/posit-a-potential-replacement-for-ieee-754/

Posit: A Potential Replacement for IEEE 754

Motivation Number systems and computer arithmetics are essential for designing efficient hardware and software architecture. In particular, real-valued computation constitutes a crucial component i…

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Show threadJulia EvansFeb 10, 2023
@nathanstocks AFAIK nobody (or almost nobody) uses posits, I only write about things that are very commonly used :)
Show threadNathan StocksFeb 10, 2023
@b0rk Well, dang. Posits are super awesome, and we're only not using them due to inertia. 😢
Show threadJulia Evans
@nathanstocks that could be true! it's just not what I do here -- I explain how computers work today, not theorize about potential futures :)
Feb 10, 2023 at 5:53pmWeb