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I find the the terms big endian and little endian confusing, feels like they should be switched around. So the one that ends big (most significant byte last) s
by jondubois 9y ago
I find the the terms big endian and little endian confusing, feels like they should be switched around.
So the one that ends big (most significant byte last) should be big endian and the one that ends little should be little endian. But it's actually the opposite. It makes it difficult to remember which is which.
- kripke 9y agoI usually think of it as: by which end do I read my number? but I agree it's confused me for a long time.
- userbinator 9y agoHere's an alliterative mnemonic: Little endian puts the Least significant part at the Lowest address(offset)