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by kazinator 1119 days ago
Why do I need to see machine-specific types like i32 in a lecture about closures?
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proto_lambda 1119 days ago
What is machine-specific about i32? It's a signed 32-bit integer, regardless of the machine you're on.
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kazinator 1119 days ago
Why not use i36 then?
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proto_lambda 1119 days ago
Because that's not a type in Rust. I don't understand where you're going with this.
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kazinator 1119 days ago
Why isn't that a type in Rust? It's a signed 36 bit integer, regardless of the machine you are on.
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tialaramex 1119 days ago
There are several crates which provide this type if you want it, such as ux and num_x
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