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Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by arh68 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @10:46AM (#33895667)
Erlang's got them, I'm pretty sure.
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Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by OkayPhysicist on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @04:03PM (#33900202)
Yep, integers on the BEAM are unbounded, since the language was built with "This program will run forever" as a design concern. Indices capping out and causing crashes was not an acceptable state of affairs.
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