Re: How to put 200 into an integer sub-type of 16 bits (code included)

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:29:36 -0500, Hyman Rosen wrote:

> Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> I am afraid that the OP's question does not make any sense.
>  > It looks like a C-ism...
> 
> I suspect such deep confusion is independent of programming
> language.

The problem is that people get prematurely exposed to C, which is a very
difficult language, requiring a lot of self discipline and thinking. Maybe
this is why it is so popular among good programmers. But many, not so
lucky, just fail to understanding some basic concepts that are not
articulated in the language. For example, the concept that encoding and the
thing being encoded are not same. I call it C-ism, a persistent damage
caused by a premature exposure to C.

> Look at the latest posting from the OP. He doesn't
> seem to understand why he's getting an exception when trying
> to assign 200 to a variable declared as -128 .. 127.

But 200 fits into one byte! - cries his poor mind...

> At that point, what can you do except throw up your hands?

Guys here keep on trying to help, good Samaritans... (:-))

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
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