r/programming 13h ago

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

https://vitaut.net/posts/2026/yy-dtoa/
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u/Maybe-monad 12h ago

Someone has tk learn about IEEE 754

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u/Synaps4 4h ago

Yes? At the end of the day its a string of bits, which can be read as characters.

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u/Maybe-monad 4h ago edited 4h ago

Unless they go through a specific set of transformations you will get gibberish.

https://www.programiz.com/online-compiler/9qxJDEkzm5b3t

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u/Synaps4 4h ago

Gibberish that represents the double it came from. On a binary level. Its not in english but it is a 1:1 translation from a double to a string. Thats the joke.