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Subject: Re: Java versus C Speed Comparison

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 23:26:25 01/11/03

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On January 11, 2003 at 19:23:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:

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>>>But it is a headache that could be eliminated.  IE on a PC you know that
>>>short=16, int=32, long=32 and long long=64.  But _only_ on a PC.  It would
>>>be nice to know something about specific types that applies to _all_
>>>architectures...
>>>int8, int16, int32 and int64 would do just fine since the older architectures
>>>with 36, 48 and 60 bits are pretty much history...
>>
>>You assume that those architectures are history, that might be true today but C
>>was not born today.
>
>Standards were done _recently_ again.
>
>three years ago in fact..

Now I really don't know what this thread is about. It is about standard C in his
whole history (1) or is it about stantard C today (2)?

If it is 1, you cannot neglect the other architectures.
It is is 2, C99 includes the types that you want, and I don't understand then
your criticism to the standard.

Miguel




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