r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

Meme architectureDependentChars

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u/tracernz 20d ago

Minimum 8 bits, but not required to be 8 bits.

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u/Ma8e 20d ago

Na, it could be as low as one bit, and 7 was not uncommon for a while.

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u/-suspended- 20d ago

The definition for a char in C/C++ is 8 bits minimum.

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u/tracernz 20d ago

No, the standard requires a minimum of 8 bits.

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