I get what you're saying however even at the machine code level there is a difference between an i32 and an i64. Also the "sizeof" of a struct is important too

I get what you're saying however even at the machine code level there is a difference between an i32 and an i64. Also the "sizeof" of a struct is important too when calculating how far to stride with regard to memory addresses. Types can and do affect the way programs run at the lowest level. Perhaps someone with a better understanding of compiler theory can elaborate further on this...