@nathanstocks AFAIK nobody (or almost nobody) uses posits, I only write about things that are very commonly used :)

@b0rk Well, dang. Posits are super awesome, and we're only not using them due to inertia. 😢

@nathanstocks @b0rk that is a pretty strong exaggeration. We don’t use posits partially because of inertia, but also because they aren’t really any better than IEEE floats, and they’re also worse in some important ways.

@steve @b0rk Oh! I didn't know that. I should read up some more, then. All that I've read to date was glowing recommendations for it.

@nathanstocks @steve there's a subthread here talking about some criticisms (if you scroll down) https://social.jvns.ca/@kelpana@mastodon.ie/109835299704305047