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182 points Twirrim | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

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masfuerte ◴[18 Oct 24 00:12 UTC] No.41875136[source]▶

This is entertaining and probably a good idea but the justification is very abstract.

Specifically, has there even been a C++ compiler on a system where bytes weren't 8 bits? If so, when was it last updated?

1. userbinator ◴[18 Oct 24 00:17 UTC] No.41875156[source]▶

I know some DSPs have 24-bit "bytes", and there are C compilers available for them.

C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte