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Ignoring the inappropriate ad hominem... Why not type the loop variable as int64 in go? Why not just use an int, which would default to int64 on a 64 bit syste

• masklinn 11y ago
  > Ignoring the inappropriate ad hominem... Seems appropriate to me, you're trying to spin a shit "benchmark" into some sort of conspiracy theory against your pet language and for your arch-nemesis or something. > Why not type the loop variable as int64 in go? Have you actually read my comment? 1. why not indeed, maybe because it's kind of a pain in the ass to do? 2. and that's got no relevance anyway, it changes pretty much nothing to the runtime > Why not just use an int, which would default to int64 on a 64 bit system? Because leaving that stuff to random half-specified defaults is a terrible idea when you have exact-sized integers you can be certain of. > Why not just use sum := 0? Because if integral numbers don't default to 64 bits or more or arbitrary-size integers, you get signed overflows.