alt Hacker NewsWhat is 0.1 + 0.2 in JavaScript. I'll give you a hint, it's not 0.3. Is that fine?
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baq • 05/04/2025
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754
To answer your question directly - yes, it’s fine, it’s actually expected behavior.
What is 0.1 + 0.2 in JavaScript. I'll give you a hint, it's not 0.3. Is that fine?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754
To answer your question directly - yes, it’s fine, it’s actually expected behavior.
That's not a JavaScript issue. It's the same for almost any language where you don't use some bignum type/library. This is something all developers should be extremely aware of.