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From: Stuart Redmann <DerTopper@web.de>
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Stuart Redmann wrote:
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> > Be honest, how often do you really _want_ a wrapping int?


On 12 Aug. Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> Thinking indices instead of pointers, quite often, actually.

Could you please provide some example? Seriously, I'm really
interested in the usage of wrapping types since in the last ten years
I have not felt the need for wrapping ints at all (well, maybe two or
three times).

>
> Vinzent.
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> f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n cmptr prgrmmng.

LOL, I like your signature.