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Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by dahfizz on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @09:22AM (#33894613)
We live in a universe where infinite computer memory is not (yet) possible. Your CPU registers can only be so big.
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Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by tromp on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @01:14PM (#33897890)
A smart compiler might recognize cases where a finite number of types suffice, and reject programs where no such bound can be deduced.
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