Arithmetic Precision in Elixir and Erlang
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- Elixir
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Description
Start by reading: https://floating-point-gui.de and http://0.30000000000000004.com
@Elzor wrote a great intro to Arbitrary-precision arithmetic in Erlang and Elixir:
https://medium.com/@vonmo/arbitrary-precision-arithmetic-in-erlang-and-elixir-4b3e7e95febb
related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7662850/precision-in-erlang
The _reason_ I'm opening this issue is because I am investigating if we can use Elixir for finance.
And if so, are there any specific libraries that are recommended.
EAPA is a NIF (Native Implemented Function) extension written on Rust: https://github.com/Vonmo/eapa
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start with the floating-point, arbitrary-precision, Stack Overflow, and EAPA links, then determine whether the project needs documented guidance for using Elixir in finance, including recommended libraries and the scope of any resulting documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- elixir, erlang, rust
- Domain
- fintech-quant
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100