IEEE 754

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The floating-point standard that aims to unify arithmetic behavior across different machines, a 'religious position' for James Gosling to ensure predictable numerical computation in Java.

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James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126

James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126

Lex Fridman

The floating-point standard that aims to unify arithmetic behavior across different machines, a 'religious position' for James Gosling to ensure predictable numerical computation in Java.