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floating-point arithmetic
Coverage of floating-point arithmetic in the Nexus archive.
- Exposing Floating Point – Bartosz Ciechanowski
The article explains the intricacies of floating-point arithmetic in computing, highlighting common pitfalls and misconceptions. It is written by Bartosz Ciechanowski, a technology writer and software developer.
- Math Is Hard – OpenBSD Stories
The article discusses the challenges of implementing floating-point arithmetic on the VAX architecture within the OpenBSD project. It highlights the technical complexities and historical context of this effort in OpenBSD's development.
- 4-bit floating point FP4
The article introduces FP4, a 4-bit floating-point format designed for efficiency in computing. It references a blog post by John D. Cook and mentions Hacker News comments and engagement metrics.