Re: Unexpected results while working with floats

On May 12, 8:23=A0pm, Lionel B <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:09:47 -0700, bintom wrote:
> > I ran the following simple code in C++ and got unexpected results:
>
> > float f =3D 139.4;
> > cout << f;
>
> > Output:
> > 139.399994;
>
> > if( f =3D=3D 139.4)
> > =A0 cout << "Expected result";
> > else
> > =A0 cout << "Unexpected result";
>
> > Output:
> > Unexpected reult
>
> [...]
>
> > Doesn't this look bad on C++'s resume?
>
> No, it looks bad on *your* resume ;-)
>
> http://www.para****ft.com/c++-faq-lite/newbie.html#faq-29.16
>
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Thanks Lionel for directing me to the link, but my question remains
unanswered. Should it be a computer science issue as it says on the
site, VB should've produced a similar (inaccurate) result. I'm just
trying to defend my resume.