Strangely there doesn't seem to be a 'falsehoods programmers believe about numbers' post, but if there were, this would definitely feature :)
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Most Europeans I’ve talked to use “,” for the radix and “.” For the separator.
Personally I really like spaces since they’re unambiguous.
But hey, we have several different standards for power plugs and outlets, so no surprise that other stuff is different too.
But not if you are writing with a pen or pencil, a visible token makes way more sense.
Strangely there doesn't seem to be a 'falsehoods programmers believe about numbers' post, but if there were, this would definitely feature :)