Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Like, in Haskell, if I want a 64-bit unsigned integer, I say "Word64". 
> In C, I say...

  uint64_t

  (Yes, it has been standard for almost 12 years already.)

> Assembly gives you total control, if that's what you want.

  And how do you specify a 64-bit unsigned integer in assembly, exactly?
(Remember: You complained how C integral types are system-dependent.)

> Haskell lets 
> you get on with writing a complex algorithm, if that's what you want. C 
> lets you do neither of these things.

  Depends on the algorithm. (C++ is definitely better in this aspect
because in many cases it removes the need to worry about memory management
so you can just concentrate on the algorithm itself, although not always.)

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                                                          - Warp

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