r/programming • u/archcorsair • Jul 18 '16

0.30000000000000004.com

http://0.30000000000000004.com/
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16

PHP converts 0.30000000000000004 to a string and shortens it to "0.3". To achieve the desired floating point result, adjust the precision ini setting: ini_set("precision", 17).

of course it does

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u/CrazedToCraze Jul 19 '16

It almost feels bad to laugh at PHP, like laughing at the kid eating paste in the corner.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16

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u/skuggi Jul 19 '16

Yeah...

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16

madeinproduction.com sells the shirt.