# I wonder if Ada can beat C here?

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**Created:** [August 30, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/i-wonder-if-ada-can-beat-c-here/4696 "2026-08-30T20:52:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevlar700](https://forum.ada-lang.io/user_avatar/forum.ada-lang.io/kevlar700/32/1118_2.png) [@kevlar700](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/kevlar700)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/i-wonder-if-ada-can-beat-c-here/4696/1 "2026-08-30T20:52:24Z")

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> **[Toward a Secure Fixed-Point Implementation of the Falcon Signature Scheme](https://eprint.iacr.org/2026/1531)**
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> Falcon was selected by NIST in 2022 for standardization as a post-quantum digital signature scheme. Among all standardized signature schemes, Falcon achieves the smallest signature size. Its main drawback, however, is its reliance on floating-point...

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**Author:** ![dmitry-kazakov](https://forum.ada-lang.io/user_avatar/forum.ada-lang.io/dmitry-kazakov/32/522_2.png) [@dmitry-kazakov](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/dmitry-kazakov)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/i-wonder-if-ada-can-beat-c-here/4696/2 "2026-08-31T07:14:47Z")

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It seems to rely on FFT. So the question is what range and accuracy is required. In general fixed-point is not good for such stuff, but there might be specificalities.