OT: Language for the ages

[Fred Cisin]

> > Actually, I AGREE with those size recommendations.
> > I LIKE having 8 bit chars, 16 bit ints, 32 bit longs;
> > but there are some bizarre vintage implementations out there,
> > and on the old stuff, you can not count on a specific size.
>
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
> But only because the hardware you're used to using C on suits these sizes.

You're absolutely right.
I like those sizes, because they're a good fit with my hardware.