alt Hacker NewsIt seems that most research effort goes into better dtoa, and not enough in a better atod. There are probably a dozen dtoa algorithms now, and (I think?) two for atod. Anyone know why?
It seems that most research effort goes into better dtoa, and not enough in a better atod. There are probably a dozen dtoa algorithms now, and (I think?) two for atod. Anyone know why?
Good question. I am not familiar with string-to-double algorithms but maybe it's an easier problem? double-to-string is relatively complex, people even doing PhD in this area. There is also some inherent asymmetry: formatting is more common than parsing.