I personally would like Scala's Int to 64-bit instead of 32 bit. Java's int could then translate to Int32. Everything outside of low-level constructs (e.g. array access) should use 64-bit integers.
On 7/27/08, jherber <jimherber@...> wrote:
Just watched Javapolis 07 roundtable discussion where Neil Gafter (@Google)
says they are running into 32bit issues today in Java's libraries (int
indexes) and expects regular applications to start hitting them soon.
Given nearly all server (and many notebook) chips have been 64 bit enabled
for years; the 64 bit operating systems adoption tipping point appears to be
essentially here; and > 4GB of ram will soon be common for servers and
notebooks: How is Scala going to address these issues where integer types
are used all over the place for indexes, start, and length signatures and
internals on built in data types (Lists, etc)?
From a pure technical marketing standpoint, a nascent language not ready for
the larger memory solution space could hurt it's adoption in coming years.
Curious to see what the language team and other developers think.
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