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JF Bastien

Proposing that C++ acknowledge that there are exactly 8 bits in a byte.
I’d love feedback, especially from embedded / DSP folks who think this is a terrible idea.
isocpp.org/files/papers/P3477R

isocpp.orgP3477R0: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
Dr Lee A. Christie

@jfbastien @siracusa Are there embedded processors designed and made today that don’t use 8-bit bytes or do you mean people who for some reason have to keep supporting a chip from the 1970s?

Oct 16, 2024, 03:38 PM·Public·Toot!
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JF Bastien

@0x1ac @siracusa there are still processors made today with bytes that are not 8 bits.

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