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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by bmacho on Friday October 18, 2024 @08:20AM (#41878715)
> D made a great leap forward

> and a big chunk of wasted time trying to abstract these away and getting it wrong anyway was saved. Millions of people cried out in relief!

Nah. It is actually pretty bad. Type names with explicit sizes (u8, i32, etc) are way better in every way.

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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by WalterBright on Friday October 18, 2024 @06:38PM (#41884134)
> Type names with explicit sizes (u8, i32, etc) are way better in every way

Until one realizes that the entire namespace of innn, unnn, fnnn, etc., is reserved.

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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by bmacho on Sunday October 20, 2024 @10:03AM (#41895432)
You are right, they come with a cost.
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