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Looks like a great library. Not sure I actually knew about it. I will probably update the double-conversion library README to add a link.

Internally it uses the same algorithm, Grisu, (with some additional optimizations) so there shouldn't be any difference in output.

If it's easier to use for you, just go with it!

I'm guessing the double-conversion library is a bit more flexible, but I could be wrong.

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libfmt's implementation of Grisu is what the original post (Formatting Floating Point Numbers) concerns, no?

libdouble-conversion is indeed far more flexible. I think that's what leads to all the extra typing! I mean, just including it is almost more typing than I'm willing to undertake ;-)

  #include "third_party/double-conversion/double-conversion/double-conversion.h"

In emacs, Meta-/ might help. :)

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