Bryan Sant wrote:
On 11/6/06, Levi Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When programming in C, C++, or Java (among others), standard numeric
No, in java you use the BigInteger or BigDecimal class to deal with
big numbers. These are arbitrary-precision numbers. They will grow
until you run out of memory (or address space -- 32-bit systems blow).
And in C/C++, you use GMP, which is really cool. I love having a single
integer that could use up your entire 4GB of virtual memory.
Trivia: What's the largest integer that can be expressed with 4GB of
storage? What about 4GB * 4GB (i.e., 64 bits)?
--Dave
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