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Inside the Bit Room: How Computers Really Store Integers

Author
Mike Breault
Published
Sun 13 Oct 2024
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A bite-sized tour of how computers represent integers: how bit width and byte size cap values, the difference between signed and unsigned numbers, and why overflow matters. We’ll also peek at big-number (arbitrary precision) tricks and why portability across architectures can affect the software you rely on every day.


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