lysdexic@programming.dev to Rust@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agoMemory Safety is a Red Herringsteveklabnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down18
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minus-squarelysdexic@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years ago what is the usecase for going beyond maxint? There are many examples of applications that leverage integer overflow, either wrapping around or saturating values.
There are many examples of applications that leverage integer overflow, either wrapping around or saturating values.