William Kahan personal blog
An Interview with the Old Man of Floating-Point (1998)
This interview underlies an abbreviated version to appear in the March 1998 issue of IEEE Computer .
- Points
- 115
- HN comments
- 76
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 6 commenters
Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2021
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2021 | An Interview with the Old Man of Floating-Point (1998) by rjeli | 115 | 76 |
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