Exact Calculations in Haskell by Petrus Potgieter

What is 0.1 + 0.7?

Well obviously it is 0.7999999999999999
At least if you believe IEEE 754.

If you find this as annoying as Petrus does, come and find out how he solves this and other interesting numerical problems using Haskell.

Agenda:

• 6pm ~ 6:45pm: drinks and snacks to keep us functional
• 6:45pm: talk
• 8pm: lights out