OT: Language for the ages

[John Foust]

At 05:25 PM 10/17/2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
>Almost certainly. Whether the company needing such services would make contact with hobbyists at the time who could solve their problem is another matter (most companies don't seem to with similar situations at present; they assume the technology / software / knowledge has gone and reinvent the wheel)

All of this haggling about 'int' size has been a reasonably 
solvable problem for 25+ years.  The C standard is well-defined
for many moments in the past, and good coding should always
avoid the trouble spots nonetheless. 

- John