The IEEE 754 Trap: Why JavaScript Numbers Fail at Finance (And How to Fix Them)
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Every enterprise fintech architecture, payment gateway, and double-entry ledger system relies on a fundamental assumption: that arithmetic adds up. In standard software development, numbers are treated as continuous abstractions—infinite mathematical entities capable of representing any fractional…
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The IEEE 754 Trap: Why JavaScript Numbers Fail at Finance (And How to Fix Them)