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Re: [Json] I-JSON Topic #5: Numbers

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Mon, 28 April 2014 20:23 UTC

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From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:54 -0700
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Subject: Re: [Json] I-JSON Topic #5: Numbers
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It occurs to me that it would be super-useful for the draft to include
explanation of how to follow this rule, including examples of printf and
Java format strings.


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Matt Miller <mamille2@cisco.com> wrote:

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> "draft-i-json-01 says that you MUST not put in a string representing a
> number with greater precision/magnitude than IEEE754 doubles can
> support.   I think this is a good idea but I'm a little nervous
> because I?ve never written the code; if this is unreasonably hard at
> either the sending or receiving end someone should say so."
>
> If you have suggestions for better text -- or other comments/concerns
> on this language -- please respond to this thread with your
> suggestions or reasoning.
>
>
> - --
> - - m&m
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> Matt Miller < mamille2@cisco.com >
> Cisco Systems, Inc.
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> * "How to Argue about I-JSON" <
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/json/current/msg02775.html >
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