Douglas Crockford - Numbers

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. . This is the story of numbers, where they came from, how they work, and what they might do next. Computers are machines that manipulate numbers. Understanding the nature of numbers is essential for the making of good programs.

[@derekfrost8991]

He should have mentioned that a native lossless decimal system was invented by Cowlishaw in the 70s. This is not good in production because of performance, but it's surely pertinent to this talk, and makes me wonder if Crockford is aware of it.. :)

[@isaactuuri6488]

8:40 DCXI === 611, DCXI !== 611

[@wickedtorpedo75]

хочу стать как он

[@mollanoori]

Lots of good stuff + lots of nonsense in the talk! Base 60 is used because it's divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, etc. It's a very easy to use fractional system.

[@PSTRNC]

DCXI ≠ 609

[@mastersystemsegagenesis]

feel better now?

[@isaactuuri6488]

@@mastersystemsegagenesis You're passively insulting someone for their accurate correction of bad information?
Please do not work in engineering if so, we don't need such people in our industry.