'int' is enough for 'length' to migrate code from x86 to x64

[CraigDillabaugh via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 20 November 2014 at 08:14:41 UTC, Walter Bright 
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> For example, in America we drive on the right. In Australia, 
> they drive on the left. When I visit Australia, I know this, 
> but when stepping out into the road I instinctively check my 
> left for cars, step into the road, and my foot gets run over by 
> a car coming from the right. I've had to be very careful as a 
> pedestrian there, as my intuition would get me killed.
>
> Don't mess with systems programmers' intuitions. It'll cause 
> more problems than it solves.

I live in Quebec and my intuition always tells me to look both 
ways - because you never know :o)