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C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
(www.open-std.org)
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Twirrim
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17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC
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throwaway889900
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But how many bytes are there in a word?
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wvenable
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17 Oct 24 23:27 UTC
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"Word" is an outdated concept we should try to get rid of.
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kevin_thibedeau
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Appeasing that attitude is what prevented Microsoft from migrating to LP64. Would have been an easier task if their 32-bit LONG type never existed, they stuck with DWORD, and told the RISC platforms to live with it.
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