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Proposing that C++ acknowledge that there are exactly 8 bits in a byte.
I’d love feedback, especially from embedded / DSP folks who think this is a terrible idea.
https://isocpp.org/files/papers/P3477R0.html
isocpp.orgP3477R0: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
@jfbastien How are we going to run C++26 code on our PDP-10s, then?
@miodvallat upgrade to PDP-11 
@jfbastien That's actually a downgrade (in word size).
@miodvallat it’s one more. It goes to 11.
@jfbastien I said word size, not marketing value!
@jfbastien You can only go up to 11 on a Spınal Tap workstation, not a Digital one.
@jfbastien @miodvallat Why mess around? Crank it up one more to PDP-12, and enjoy those lovely 12-bit words!!! And 12-bit address space, while you are at it!
@paulmckrcu @jfbastien That's only 1/3rd of the gorgeous 36-bit word of good ol'PDP-10.
@miodvallat @jfbastien Small is beautiful!!! ;-)