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A new fast_float release... fast_float is a super fast number parser in C++ (used by…

A new fast_float release... fast_float is a super fast number parser in C++ (used by GCC, MySQL, your browser...). The…

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A new fast_float release... fast_float is a super fast number parser in C++ (used by GCC, MySQL, your browser...). The latest release adds support for parsing numbers following the JavaScript standard, so things like 05.1 can be accepted (!!!). https://fastfloat.github.io/fast_float/

Posted by Daniel Lemire (37.7k followers) 4 days ago · 87 likes · 4.5k views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Dev Radar as Languages & runtimes. Tools mentioned: fast_float.

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