| ▲ | Xirdus 5 hours ago | |||||||
I'm old enough to remember computers being pitched as devices that can do tedious math for us. Now we have to do tedious math for them apparently. | ||||||||
| ▲ | dspillett 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
Hence the way I would do it (and have for other purposes), as stated in my final sentence. Have the human state the intent and convert to your own internally preferred units as needed. | ||||||||
| ▲ | darepublic 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
I'm sure you would like to memorize all kinds of API instead of having something idiot proof and straightforward | ||||||||
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| ▲ | moralestapia 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Hey that's a great joke, you made me spill my morning home-brewed kombucha. I'm going to steal that one for my JavaScript monthly developers meetup. Is it ok if I attribute it to "Xirdus on Hacker News"? | ||||||||
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