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by throwaway632 841 days ago
> handling integer math correctly

JavaScript doesn't have integers. Everything is a float. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...

Although it has BigInt now.

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Yes, I'm aware that internally it is using floating point representation and that is one of the main reasons I avoid using it for anything math related. However, I am now aware that BigInt() exists so thanks for the link.