Re: Brian Kernighan, maybe I'm not worthy, maybe I'm scum

spinoza1111 said:

On Dec 31, 12:46 am, Richard Heathfield <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>

Well, ASCII is of course 7 bits, so it isn't even a coincidence. But it

No, dear Richard, it is 8 bits.
It WAS 7 bits many years ago

ASCII is defined as a 7-bit code in ANSI X3.4-1986. If ANSI have changed
the definition of ASCII since 1986, they will have published the fact in a
revised Standard, in which case you will be able to cite that Standard.
Feel free to try.

when we
discovered that it's a bad mistake to make word size a prime number
and not a power of two.

And, C code using char * to represent strings is NOT PORTABLE,

Your confusion over C strings is well-documented. It is evident that this
confusion remains. For my counter-arguments, please consult the archives.
I'm not going to explain the blindingly obvious to you all over again,
when I've already done so at great length.

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