[Info-vax] New VSI Roadmap (yipee!)

[Paul Sture]

On 2015-03-02, John Reagan <xyzzy1959 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 12:49:40 PM UTC-5, David Froble wrote:
>
>> 
>> For forty years the use of D-float for US currency has worked, and 
>> worked well.  Any change would not provide any benefits.  So I ask:
>> 
>
> Then you've been lucky for 40 years or you've programmed in format-specific
> correction code.
>
>> Should all the customers be subjected to an expense, possible errors, 
>> possible downtime, for no real gains?  Are you going to convince them to 
>> do this?
>> 
>
> You'll have to ask the laywers.
>
>> The issue is a rounding function in the language, not what data type 
>> someone uses for currency.
>
> And I don't think having it built into the language would make it any more
> efficient.

Noted.  One could argue from that that it's not desirable, because
adding the feature might encourage developers to use something quite
inefficient.

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