Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow

Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by kazinator on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:43PM (#33903020)

> However, static languages cannot change the size of the values dynamically at runtime without additional memory allocations.

That is false; a static language could have bignum integers. E.g. you can easily have a bignum class in C++, which is static.

You can't have a variable-length bignum as an unboxed value type.

"Language with unboxed value types" and "statically typed language" are separate, somewhat related concepts.

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Re:Fast midpoint between two integers without overflow by MaxBarraclough on Thursday December 08, 2022 @02:33PM (#33912143)

They're right that this would require additional allocations though, no?

As you indicate though there's no need for this to be something the user of the type needs to think about.

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