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Firadeoclus
on April 28, 2020
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Memories – 256 bytes demo winner of Revision 2020
It strikes me as odd to describe an 8.8 fixed point representation as "a kind of a float".
That said, those demos are truly impressive.
MisterTea
on April 28, 2020
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I'm sure the author is keeping the language simple and approachable while conveying the idea of "decimal number".
Firadeoclus
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Trying and not succeeding to keep the language simple. As evidenced by the sibling comment by pjc50. Fixed point numbers are at least as approachable as floating point numbers in my opinion.
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That said, those demos are truly impressive.