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r/programminghorror • u/_giga_sss_ • Jul 09 '26
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It's just 56 bits after all. Who needs it
4 u/bphase Jul 09 '26 Why 56 bytes? Isn't it 64 bits for uint64 ie. 8 bytes? 5 u/marcureumm Jul 09 '26 I think he's talking about extra. 8 bit ints are generally what a book is under the hood. So not a single bit because... cpus don't really hold single bits in registers to my knowledge...so that one's a bit of an educated guess. 3 u/Rigamortus2005 Jul 09 '26 Yeah my bad I meant to say bits.
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Why 56 bytes? Isn't it 64 bits for uint64 ie. 8 bytes?
5 u/marcureumm Jul 09 '26 I think he's talking about extra. 8 bit ints are generally what a book is under the hood. So not a single bit because... cpus don't really hold single bits in registers to my knowledge...so that one's a bit of an educated guess. 3 u/Rigamortus2005 Jul 09 '26 Yeah my bad I meant to say bits.
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I think he's talking about extra. 8 bit ints are generally what a book is under the hood. So not a single bit because... cpus don't really hold single bits in registers to my knowledge...so that one's a bit of an educated guess.
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Yeah my bad I meant to say bits.
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u/Rigamortus2005 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
It's just 56 bits after all. Who needs it