Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote: > KennyTM~ wrote: > > Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > >> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/975ng/diving_into_the_d_programming_language_tdpl/ > >> > >> > >> > >> (Don't tell anyone, but I plan to rewrite it.) > >> > >> Andrei > > > > What's a "so-called IEEE 754 double-extended 79-bit format"? :p > > Heck, I didn't know until I googled for it! > > BTW folks, please please vote the reddit link up. It's a simple and > effective way to increase exposure to D and grow the community. > > http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/975ng/diving_into_the_d_programming_language_tdpl/ > > > Andrei
And I always thought it was double-extended 80-bit. The IEEE standard actually specifies >= 79 bits and Intel implements it as 80bits. Well you learn something new everyday!
