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Subject: Re: Binary and XML serialization of types
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> Left = bigger machine addresses.
That's why LE machines count from right to left (bytes, that is);
that's why in Ada bits are counted also right to left so that we count contiguously past byte boundaries.

> There are all sorts interesting questions
> regarding middle-endian machines, but IMO this is a good (or bad) as left =
> bigger value.

What's that, ME machines? Never heard about those.