Julia uses machine arithmetic for integer computations. The alternatives have serious drawbacks in technical computing, see http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest

Julia uses machine arithmetic for integer computations. The alternatives have serious drawbacks in technical computing, see http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest/manual/faq/#why-does-julia-use-native-machine-integer-arithmetic http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest/manual/faq/#why-does-jul...