Why 0.1 + 0.2   0.30000000000000004: Implementing IEEE 754 in JS @LowByteProductions
Why 0.1 + 0.2   0.30000000000000004: Implementing IEEE 754 in JS  @LowByteProductions
Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Floating point math is tricky. In this video, we'll learn how these numbers work in computers, and build a software implementation from scratch in JavaScript.

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- Floating Point Arithmetic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_arithmetic
- 16 Bit Floats: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-precision_floating-point_format
- IEEE 754 Spec: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/30711
- Fabien Sanglard's awesome blog on the subject: fabiensanglard.net/floating_point_visually_explained
- Denormalised Numbers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denormal_number
- Github Repo: github.com/LowLevelJavaScript/Floating-Point-Implemented-In-JS
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Why 0.1 + 0.2 === 0.30000000000000004: Implementing IEEE 754 in JS

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