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minus-squareSirQuackTheDucklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAs a European programmer, the comma-period-decimal struggle is real. Most higher level programming languages don’t accept commas, so decimals are started by a period, and thousands can sometimes (varies by language) be separated by underscores. For example, these are all valid number notation: 1.00 0.000001 1_000.00 1_000_000 1_0_0_0_0_0_0.0_0 If you use the final one frequently, though, your employment may experience a period too.
European. Or maybe just a programmer…
As a European programmer, the comma-period-decimal struggle is real.
Most higher level programming languages don’t accept commas, so decimals are started by a period, and thousands can sometimes (varies by language) be separated by underscores.
For example, these are all valid number notation:
If you use the final one frequently, though, your employment may experience a period too.