"The Secret Life of Numbers" by John McFarlane
Talk from Dublin C/C++ meetup (02.09.2019) by John McFarlane
The Secret Life of Numbers
Abstract: They say that 'data expands to fill the space available for storage'. That goes double for numbers — of which there are many. This talk will present my view of numeric types as spans over an infinite range of digits. I'll use this perspective to explore some popular topics in C++ such as compile-time evaluation, fixed-point arithmetic and undefined behavior. While the audience is distracted by ones and zeros, I will flash up subliminal messages compelling them to use my Compositional Numeric Library.
Slides: https://johnmcfarlane.github.io/revea...