{"id":201,"date":"2018-02-14T21:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T03:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacobncalvert.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2018-04-16T22:10:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T03:10:20","slug":"speedcrunch-the-better-cross-platform-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacobncalvert.com\/blog-archive\/2018\/02\/14\/speedcrunch-the-better-cross-platform-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"SpeedCrunch: the better cross-platform calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"

I often find myself using a calculator in my day job to convert large numbers between base-10 and hexadecimal. Windows’ built-in calculator can do it, but painfully. Linux Mint’s calculator is better, but only marginally so. Enter SpeedCrunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SpeedCrunch is so incredibly feature-packed, and has such an intuitive interface, that I could hardly believe that it’s a free tool!<\/p>\n

Working with numbers<\/h4>\n
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Using the built-in functions hex<\/i> and bin,<\/i> numbers are easily converted into various representations. Very useful for programmers.<\/p>\n

But, its usefulness doesn’t stop there. SpeedCrunch has a very robust conversion interface and syntax. Check out this example for converting bandwidths.<\/p>\n

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SpeedCrunch – bandwidth conversions<\/p><\/div>\n

SpeedCrunch also has built-in functions for almost anything you can imagine. From basic trig functions to distributions and beyond, SpeedCrunch likely has it.<\/p>\n

What to do if you don’t find the function you need? SpeedCrunch also handles variables and user-defined functions. Simply define your function, then use it like any other built-in. Go check out SpeedCrunch, it has replaced my standard calculator, and I bet it will replace yours too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I often find myself using a calculator in my day job to convert large numbers between base-10 and hexadecimal. Windows’ built-in calculator can do it, but painfully. Linux Mint’s calculator is better, but only marginally so. Enter SpeedCrunch. SpeedCrunch is so incredibly feature-packed, and has such an intuitive interface, that I could hardly believe that it’s a free tool! Working with numbers Using the built-in functions hex and bin, numbers are easily converted into various representations. 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