Comment by projectileboy

Maybe it’s just that I’ve done a few gigs at financial institutions, but it’s pretty shocking to see the number of people in this thread arguing that it’s a-ok to use floating point for money. I don’t want to get dragged down into specifics, but if you’re doing this, please, please don’t. Money is one of those things like dates and times - everyone who hasn’t done much of it can’t figure out what all the fuss is about. Just... please, at a minimum, if you don’t want to be bothered, find a reputable third-party library with Money and Currency or some such, and use that. It really won’t add much work for you.