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Re: 100 Things

From Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.misc
Subject Re: 100 Things
Date 2014-05-01 18:30 +0000
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <20140501112711.942@kylheku.com> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <QYo8v.132019$Xl1.16531@fx09.am4> <i8gmjwf2beyz.12f8p3m5cxcnh$.dlg@40tude.net> <qDs8v.300080$Kx7.12720@fx26.am4> <yryqqrizlv6f$.brqhfwfl79vg.dlg@40tude.net> <kiu8v.210992$yN1.57350@fx29.am4>

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On 2014-05-01, BartC <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote in message 
> news:yryqqrizlv6f$.brqhfwfl79vg.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Thu, 1 May 2014 15:12:34 +0100, BartC wrote:
>
>>> That machines generally work in powers-of-two bitwidths is well-known.
>>
>> And those that don't, you program in another language... Right?
>
> Yes, exactly. C# supports 8, 16, 32 and (I assume) 64-bit data types, and so 
> does Java.

These languages support *only* these types.

"All the world is VAX (or x86 or SPARC)."

> The sensibly decided not to try and support every conceivable 
> computing platform, past and future, and up with a language that would tie 
> itself up in knots.

C doesn't tie itself in knots; it is able to conform to the types provided
by the hardware, for the best efficiency.

On a 36 bit machine, a Java compiler has to generate wasteful instructions to
reduce intermediate numeric results to 32 bits in cases where it's not
necessary, and also denies the programmer the use of those four bits.

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C: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-04-29 17:57 +0100
  Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 07:40 +0100
    Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-04-30 12:16 +0100
      Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 13:54 +0100
        Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-04-30 14:39 +0100
          Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 20:18 +0100
            Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-04-30 22:40 +0100
              Re: 100 Things Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-04-30 22:09 +0000
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-04-30 23:36 +0100
                Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-01 11:03 +1200
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 09:47 +0100
              Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 00:35 +0100
                Re: 100 Things Andy Walker <news@cuboid.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 11:03 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 20:16 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 12:44 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:11 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-02 13:32 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 16:42 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-02 17:54 +0100
          Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-01 11:01 +1200
      Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-04-30 21:13 -0400
        Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 09:26 +0100
          Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-01 16:08 -0400
      Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-01 13:42 +1200
        Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 09:35 +0100
          Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-01 21:02 +1200
            Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 10:40 +0100
              Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-01 22:06 +1200
          Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-01 11:08 +0200
            Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 11:02 +0100
              Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-01 13:57 +0200
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 15:12 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-01 17:18 +0200
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 17:04 +0100
                Re: 100 Things Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-01 18:30 +0000
                Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-01 16:08 -0400
                Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-02 08:30 +1200
                Re: 100 Things George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-03 01:29 -0400
                Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-03 02:37 -0400
                Re: 100 Things George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-03 15:39 -0400
                Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-03 17:30 -0400
                Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-04 20:05 +1200
                Re: 100 Things George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-04 13:28 -0400
                Re: 100 Things Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-05 07:40 +1200
                Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-01 22:00 +0200
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-01 23:24 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-02 08:59 +0200
                Re: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-02 09:53 +0100
                Re: 100 Things "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-02 11:22 +0200
                Re: 100 Things Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-01 18:26 +0000
                Re: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-01 16:08 -0400
                Re: 100 Things Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-02 02:49 +0000
  Re: C: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-04-30 22:08 -0400
  Re: C: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-07-25 23:53 +0100
    Re: C: 100 Things "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-07-26 05:38 -0400
      Re: C: 100 Things "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-07-26 13:51 +0100
        Re: C: 100 Things rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2014-10-25 04:48 -0700
  Re: C: 100 Things "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2014-10-25 04:50 -0700

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