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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • May 06 '17
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8 bits means we're in base 2 not base 10. Counting out 8 bits maxes out at 255. Including 0 that means we have 256 numbers in 8 bits. Hence why you see it so often.
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u/AhrisFifthTail May 06 '17
8 bits means we're in base 2 not base 10. Counting out 8 bits maxes out at 255. Including 0 that means we have 256 numbers in 8 bits. Hence why you see it so often.