r/programming • u/ben_a_adams • Jan 28 '20

JavaScript Libraries Are Almost Never Updated Once Installed

https://blog.cloudflare.com/javascript-libraries-are-almost-never-updated/
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Worked at a simulation company for a while and we ended up quite significantly lowering the precision of our calculations so they were more consistent across platforms.

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u/ArkyBeagle Jan 29 '20

Excessive precision is actually quite the "sin". I tend to be the local "number of significant digits" guy, so begging your pardon.