128 bit signed and unsigned integer types

[Jarrett Billingsley]

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Yigal Chripun <yigal100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Also, I wonder what's the usage percentage for these keywords. how
> frequently do people actually use short/long instead of just int?
>

I'd guess there are three use cases for non-native-word-sized ints:

- Poor man's ranged int type (unsigned ints fall in that category too)
- Obsessive space-saving
- Interfacing with externally-defined software or hardware interfaces