typemax(Float64) and typemin(Float64) returns Inf and -Inf in 1.0.0

These are not informative. Is this by design or are there alternatives?

It has always been like this. What values would you want?

Presumably you care about the maximal (minimal) finite value,

julia> floatmax(Float64)
1.7976931348623157e308
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This was the answer I was looking for.

Thank you.