Notions of Infinity in Math, Hardware and Software - Martin Becker - German Perl/Raku Workshop 2023

Computers are finite, yet notions of infinity can play a part in hardware and software. We'll identify occurences of these, such as in IEEE 754 floating point arithmetic, and look at what they mean, contrary to some common misconceptions. We'll conclude with a brief look at infinity symbols in Perl and Raku (or lack thereof). https://act.yapc.eu/gpw2023/talk/7829