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Re: Union test for endianess

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Ian Collins wrote:
) On 06/17/11 03:31 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
)>    Endianess is an implementation detail of a higher
)>    programming language that the language wants to hide from
)>    you (information hiding), because usually one does not need
)>    to know it. One even can serialize and deserialize in either
)>    a portable or an implementation specific manner without
)>    knowing this.
)
) Who ever writes the serialisation code does need to know.  If you need 
) to know the endianess, you are probably writing serialisation code!

He just *specifically* stated that who ever writes the serialisation
code *DOES NOT NEED* to know, so your statement does not make sense.


SaSW, Willem
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Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any of the statements
            made in the above text. For all I know I might be
            drugged or something..
            No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you !
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Union test for endianess Bhasker Penta <bskdsp@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 20:16 -0700
  Re: Union test for endianess Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-17 15:36 +1200
    Re: Union test for endianess Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-06-17 14:13 +0000
      Re: Union test for endianess Joe Wright <joewwright@comcast.net> - 2011-06-17 14:00 -0400
        Re: Union test for endianess Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-06-19 19:25 +0000
  Re: Union test for endianess China Blue Angels <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-16 20:54 -0700
    Re: Union test for endianess Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-06-17 14:14 +0000
      Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 10:28 -0400
        Re: Union test for endianess Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-17 10:54 -0700
      Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 10:35 -0500
      Re: Union test for endianess "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-06-18 01:50 +0100
  Re: Union test for endianess China Blue Angels <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-16 21:00 -0700
    Re: Union test for endianess Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-06-17 12:09 +0100
  Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 00:50 -0500
    Re: Union test for endianess Bhasker Penta <bskdsp@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 23:17 -0700
      Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 03:01 -0500
        Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 13:33 -0500
          Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-18 09:18 -0400
          Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 17:22 -0500
          Re: Union test for endianess Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-06-19 16:24 -0700
        Re: Union test for endianess Bhasker Penta <bskdsp@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 01:08 -0700
        Re: Union test for endianess Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-06-19 15:52 -0700
  Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 09:32 -0400
    Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 09:52 -0400
      Re: Union test for endianess Bhasker Penta <bskdsp@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 07:13 -0700
        Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 10:31 -0400
    Re: Union test for endianess "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-06-17 15:57 -0700
      Re: Union test for endianess Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-17 16:42 -0700
        Re: Union test for endianess James Waldby <not@valid.invalid> - 2011-06-18 02:53 +0000
          Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 23:59 -0400
            Re: Union test for endianess James Waldby <not@valid.invalid> - 2011-06-18 14:45 +0000
              Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-18 11:08 -0400
              Re: Union test for endianess cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-06-18 19:47 +0000
                Re: Union test for endianess James Waldby <not@valid.invalid> - 2011-06-18 23:15 +0000
                Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-18 22:42 -0400
              Re: Union test for endianess Jens <jens.gustedt@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 07:41 -0700
              Re: Union test for endianess Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2011-06-22 11:25 -0400
                Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-22 11:40 -0400
                Re: Union test for endianess James Waldby <not@valid.invalid> - 2011-06-22 21:42 +0000
      Re: Union test for endianess James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-17 21:18 -0400
  Re: Union test for endianess falk@rahul.net (Edward A. Falk) - 2011-06-17 20:50 +0000
  Re: Union test for endianess "Morris Keesan" <mkeesan@post.harvard.edu> - 2011-06-18 10:42 -0400
    Re: Union test for endianess Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-06-18 22:55 +0100
      Re: Union test for endianess "Morris Keesan" <mkeesan@post.harvard.edu> - 2011-06-19 21:14 -0400
  Re: Union test for endianess Jens <jens.gustedt@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 07:46 -0700
    Re: Union test for endianess Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-06-19 16:14 -0700
    Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 20:24 -0500
      Re: Union test for endianess Jens <jens.gustedt@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 00:31 -0700
        Re: Union test for endianess Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 04:33 -0500
        Re: Union test for endianess Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-06-20 12:22 -0700

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