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Patricia Shanahan wrote:
> The big way in which Java is tied to 32 bit architectures is not in the
> simple data types. It is the maximum size of an array, String, Set, List
> etc.

I wouldn't say "tied to a 32-bit architecture" but "subject to a 32-bit 
limitation".  The limitation for Java is the same on any architecture.  But I 
take your meaning.

It is possible with current Java implementations to write a collection like 
List that is not subject to the 32-bit limit, so arguably the fault for the 
java.util.List limit lies not with Java itself but the API.

It would require a language change to implement an array with 
larger-than-32-bit addressing, but the use case for that is narrow enough that 
an API construct should serve, obviating the need for a language change.

At least for a while.  I imagine that once we are unphased by exbibyte RAM 
structures we can change the language.

Assuming the world hasn't all switched over to C++ by then.

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Lew
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