function writeFloat (buf, value, offset, littleEndian, noAssert) {
  if (!noAssert) {
    checkIEEE754(buf, value, offset, 4, 3.4028234663852886e+38, -3.4028234663852886e+38)
  }
  ieee754.write(buf, value, offset, littleEndian, 23, 4)