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musicnarcoman | 2 years ago
The question of fixed vs. infinite integers and observable sizes of datastructures is a dilemma that I do not know of any good solution to. Selecting fixed and observable sizes leads to efficient execution but risks making programs unportable (after they have been compiled and are distributed as object code).
Selecting arbitrary precision integers and no observable sizes instead requires a smart runtime/jit/compiler to get efficient execution.
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