[Dlang-internal] I need cent and ucent to be implemented soon

[Walter Bright]

On 12/24/2021 4:35 PM, ryuukk_ wrote:
> I didn't know what ``cent`` was, then someone in the IRC mentioned ``big int``

`cent` is a 128 bit int. Cent for "100".

> I think that is one of the baggage from C that it not worth keeping for the long 
> term

It doesn't come from C.


> If were to add a new type, why not start fresh and put some consistency, i 
> propose doing what C++/Rust/Swift/Zig and other language did, prefix with 
> integer/unsigned following by the size

The size postfix is fine for the first week learning the language, then it 
becomes annoying:

1. visual noise
2. takes many words to speak it
3. touch-typing doesn't work well with it
4. takes longer to type it

The size postfixes came about (I suspect) because C sizes are indeterminate. 
They are determinate in D, a very different situation.

D is consistent in that all unsigned integers have a `u` prefix. Much more 
concise than `unsigned `.