Is it time for D 3.0?

IGotD- nise at nise.com
Sun Mar 29 00:40:44 UTC 2020


On Sunday, 29 March 2020 at 00:19:57 UTC, NaN wrote:
>
> I'm struggling to understand why anyone would find it either 
> hard to understand or difficult to explain...
>
> float is a 32 bit floating point number
> double is a 64 bit floating point number
>
> Lets be honest, if that is causing you problems then you 
> probably need to reconsider your career path.

It's for clarity, ease of use and the purpose not naming things 
inconsistently.

It's like the ridiculous USB speeds. Low Speed, Full Speed, High 
Speed, SuperSpeed, SuperSpeed+. Now, tell me what throughput 
speed these names correspond to, without looking it up on the 
internet.




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