The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?

? 8/1
8.0
? .8/1
0.8
? .8/.1
8.0
? .08/.1
0.79999999999999993
? .08/.01
8.0
? .008/.001
8.0
? .008/1
0.008
? .008/.01
0.8
? .008/.1
0.08
? .08/.1

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>

Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.

http://floating-point-gui.de/

-ralph

On Jan 25, 2:49*pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>
> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
> >The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
> >illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
> >not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>
> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>
> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>
> -ralph

I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
antagonistic comment and link.

thanks

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:25:33 -0800 (PST), Tom C
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Jan 25, 2:49*pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>>
>> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
>> >The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>> >illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>> >not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>>
>> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>>
>> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>>
>> -ralph
>
>I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
>from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
>answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
>antagonistic comment and link.

Well, now, you have something to learn about floating-point
arithmetic. The site mentioned above appears to be a good
introduction to the issue.

The antagonism is actually yours. ralph's answer was very good.

You have some reading to do.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:25:33 -0800 (PST), Tom C
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Jan 25, 2:49*pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>>
>> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
>> >The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>> >illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>> >not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>>
>> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>>
>> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>>
>> -ralph
>
>I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
>from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
>answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
>antagonistic comment and link.
>
>thanks

I apologize if I ruffled your feathers. Not intended, just wanted to
let you know this is a common issue EVERYONE runs into sooner or
later. Surprised if you have been programming for more years than I
(34 years) you haven't encountered this before.

I did provide the 'Cliff Notes' answer. If you want the real
nitty-gritty go here. (PS: Note the title.)

"What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point
Arithmetic"
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/..._goldberg.html

-ralph

Tom C wrote:

> On Jan 25, 2:49*pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>>
>> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
>> >The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>> >illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>> >not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>>
>> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>>
>> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>>
>> -ralph
>
> I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
> from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
> answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
> antagonistic comment and link.

I've been programming for close to 30 years and I *still* get burned by fp
problems on occasion.

--
DIVINARUM RERUM SCRIPTOR

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:34:52 +0000 (UTC), "Auric__"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Tom C wrote:
>
>> On Jan 25, 2:49*pm, ralph <nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>>>
>>> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
>>> >The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>>> >illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>>> >not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>>>
>>> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>>>
>>> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>>>
>>> -ralph
>>
>> I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
>> from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
>> answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
>> antagonistic comment and link.
>
>I've been programming for close to 30 years and I *still* get burned by fp
>problems on occasion.

LOL

Me too!

On 25/01/2012 9:31 PM, ralph wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:25:33 -0800 (PST), Tom C
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 25, 2:49 pm, ralph<nt_consultin...@yahoo.net> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0800 (PST), Tom C
>>>
>>> <tom_cla...@asdsoftware.com> wrote:
>>>> The following result is from the immediate window in vs2005 just to
>>>> illustrate what I am seeing in code. Quite obviously, .08 / .1 does
>>>> not equal 0.79999999999999993. What is going on here?
>>>
>>> Every beginnig developer gets burned by this sooner or later.
>>>
>>> http://floating-point-gui.de/
>>>
>>> -ralph
>>
>> I have probably been programming longer than you are old but aside
>>from that, I have never seen this and I am looking for the cliff notes
>> answer not a college degree in math so please don't reply with another
>> antagonistic comment and link.
>>
>> thanks
>
> I apologize if I ruffled your feathers. Not intended, just wanted to
> let you know this is a common issue EVERYONE runs into sooner or
> later. Surprised if you have been programming for more years than I
> (34 years) you haven't encountered this before.
>
> I did provide the 'Cliff Notes' answer. If you want the real
> nitty-gritty go here. (PS: Note the title.)
>
> "What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point
> Arithmetic"
> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/..._goldberg.html
>
> -ralph

That hurt my head when I read it. The other article was more on my
level. Fluoride in the water must have dumbed me down

Good to know that I have been doing something right...just didn't knw it
until now.

TMA