Explore the world of big numbers in JavaScript through this engaging JSConf EU 2017 talk. Discover creative techniques to represent values far beyond the natural constraints of JavaScript's number system. Learn how to free numbers from their limitations, starting with basic conversions to strings and progressing to advanced methods using binary strings, hexadecimal strings, one-character strings, and arrays. Gain insights into addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division operations for large numbers, and understand the implications for memory usage. Expand your understanding of numerical representation in programming and unlock new possibilities for handling massive values in your JavaScript projects.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Numbers
Why big numbers
Converting to strings
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
Binary strings
hexadecimal strings
one character strings
arrays
memory
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