On Saturday, 14 May 2016 at 18:58:35 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
Kahan designed the x87 and wrote the IEEE 754 standard, so I'd do my homework before telling him he is wrong about basic floating point stuff.
You don't have to tell me who Kahan is. I don't see the relevance. You are trying to appeal to authority. Stick to facts. :-)
