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Right, my argument is that the smaller int/float/etc. types are also mechanically limited in size. And at least for most languages, the size limit has somewhat

by taeric 2y ago

Right, my argument is that the smaller int/float/etc. types are also mechanically limited in size. And at least for most languages, the size limit has somewhat intuitive upper size limits. JavaScript has the odd case where larger numbers start skipping in different ways. (If my memory is accurate, at least.)

marvinborner 2y ago
> With the correct encoding, it's just a mechanical limit This also applies to small numbers and small mechanical limits. Of course, here the small limits come with the nice side effect of efficiency :)