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		kardos 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do not taunt happy fun branch predictor (2023) > There just isn't a one-size-fit-all solution to be had here. But there is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40867842

bee_rider 9 days ago [–]

That’s a one size fits some solution. Not more than 2x as slower than native floats is pretty slow for cases where you don’t need the extra precision.

If might be the case that it is the best solution if you do need the extra precision. But that’s just one case, not all.

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