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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
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JF Bastien

Maybe I should have called this paper “8ers gonna 8” 😂

Thanks for all the feedback so far! Keep it coming.
Here is an updated draft on making CHAR_BIT == 8 in C++:

isocpp.org/files/papers/D3477R

isocpp.orgP3477R1: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
Dani (:cxx: modules addict)

@jfbastien So French!

May be we should call them Freedom Byte®©™ now 🤔

Oct 18, 2024, 05:38 AM·Public·Web
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JF Bastien

@DanielaKEngert
We errmmmm… should not ask the French to talk about “bite” 😳

The Germans, however, can say it kindly! Please 🙏

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Dani (:cxx: modules addict)

@jfbastien To some French, we are still CHARacterized as "the Boche". So, asking DSPerately for a byte of sanity m8 incite 8.

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