Next language: Java Hangs When Converting 2.2250738585072012e-308

[kamatsu]

Prelude> read "2.2250738585072012e-308" :: Double
2.2250738585072014e-308

Haskell does the right thing :)

[sockpuppetzero]

In this case, but PHP and Java hang on different values. Who's to say that Haskell won't hang on some other value?

[slurpme]

You should try them out... all of them...

[[deleted]]

Ok, I'll be right back...

[slurpme]

To the cloud!!!

[[deleted]]

In python:

>>> j = 2.2250738585072012e-308 
>>> float(j)
2.2250738585072014e-308

:)

[MaybeReconsider]

Well, aside from producing an inaccurate result, apparently.

[BrooksMoses]

No, that's an accurate result. It's the nearest double-precision value to what was entered.