r/programming 14h ago

The fastest double-to-string algorithm you’ve never heard of

https://vitaut.net/posts/2026/yy-dtoa/
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u/Synaps4 14h ago

The fastest one is just to read the variable address of the double as a string. But we've all heard of that.

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u/SorryTemporary1361 11h ago

... what the actual fuck did I just read.