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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: how cast works?
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:06:48 -0700
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
[...]
> Currently we're in a golden age where nearly everything is 64 bits,
> and both 64-bit ints and floats suffice for most purposes. So that
> aspect is no longer an issue.

Most modern hosted implementations have 32-bit int and 32-bit float.
They do have 64-bit integer types and 64-bit floating-point types.  As
you know, "int" and "float" are specific types, not just abbreviations
for "integer type" and "floating-point type".

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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