Comments on: ActionScript and Java – problem with rounding http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/2006/08/17/actionscript-and-java-problem-with-rounding A blog about our experience with Adobe Flex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yakov Fain http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/2006/08/17/actionscript-and-java-problem-with-rounding/comment-page-1#comment-5 Yakov Fain Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:24:44 +0000 http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/?p=72#comment-5 I agree with all you said, but your statement on losing one cent. Losing one cent because of rounding is the a very serious problem, and if the table can is your only solution, go for it. Let me tell you a real story that happened about 20 years ago. There was a programmer, with a weird last name that started from Z, and he was always the last person in any lists or rosters. He decided to add to the salary calculation program a little if-statement, that would put all rounding leftovers to whoever is the very last surname. He was making money for some time, until a lady with another Z-last name was included into the database. She started noticing some extra money deposited to your account and started to ask questions...This guy is not with us anymore :) I agree with all you said, but your statement on losing one cent.
Losing one cent because of rounding is the a very serious problem, and if the table can is your only solution, go for it.

Let me tell you a real story that happened about 20 years ago. There was a programmer, with a weird last name that started from Z, and he was always the last person in any lists or rosters. He decided to add to the salary calculation program a little if-statement, that would put all rounding leftovers to whoever is the very last surname.
He was making money for some time, until a lady with another Z-last name was included into the database. She started noticing some extra money deposited to your account and started to ask questions…This guy is not with us anymore :)

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