Why wouldn't JS Decimal work for you?
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Description
@erights commented that, if there's a built-in decimal type in JavaScript, Agoric wouldn't use it. I'd like to learn more about why decimal wouldn't work for your application, even if it seems like it would from the outside.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by reading the linked Agoric comment and the surrounding discussion, then investigate the application's decimal requirements; done means recording a concrete explanation of why the proposed JavaScript Decimal type would or would not fit.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100