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throwaway632 on March 7, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Eloquent JavaScript 4th edition (2024)

> handling integer math correctly

JavaScript doesn't have integers. Everything is a float. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...

Although it has BigInt now.

alyandon on March 7, 2024 [–]

Yes, I'm aware that internally it is using floating point representation and that is one of the main reasons I avoid using it for anything math related. However, I am now aware that BigInt() exists so thanks for the link.

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