Milnoc t1_itx6sxv wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:23 PM

I know both C/C++ and COBOL. I could be hired to migrate antiquated systems. But I do have to admit COBOL has some huge advantages over C/C++ when it comes to floating point operations.

trollsmurf t1_itxhzyu wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:47 AM

COBOL to Python instead?

rice_not_wheat t1_iu0dsm6 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Doesn't Python treat floats the same way as C?

trollsmurf t1_iu0n0ek wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Python should be compliant with IEEE 754 too, as that's what the CPU uses.

The Decimal module might be en par with the precision of COBOL.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/decimal.html