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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by nox101 on Friday October 18, 2024 @02:06AM (#41876729)
Lots of secure code checks for overflow

    fillBufferWithData(buffer, data, offset, size)
You want to know that offset + size don't wrap past 32bits (or 64) and end up with nonsense and a security vulnerability.
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