I agree with you - As far as I'm concerned 'int' and 'int_least16_t'/'int_fast16_t' are basically the same thing, or at least close enough to the same thing tha

I agree with you - As far as I'm concerned 'int' and 'int_least16_t'/'int_fast16_t' are basically the same thing, or at least close enough to the same thing that there's no reason not to use an int for standard simple cases. If I'm declaring a simple loop variable that's I know is going to have a small lower-bound, I just use an int. The chances are pretty good that 'int' maps to a good size for the platform, regardless of what platform it is and what it actually provides. 'int_least16_t' probably does too, but it's much more likely I have 'int' around then 'int_least16_t', and between the two 'int' is much more self-explanatory as to why I choose to use it.