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