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lxgr 31 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Fintech Engineering Handbook

Because it's much more explicit. Computers are fast, engineering is expensive. You usually never want to optimize prematurely when dealing with monetary amounts.

microgpt 30 days ago [–]

Even more explicit would be a PNG of the dollar bills. I suggest that.

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