Comment Comment by StellarScience I liked how the discussion of 'delta = x - y' moved right on to how really you usually want delta = abs(x - y), so let's talk about that instead...Even beyond Stroustrup, Dijkstra, and Google, this whole panel of C++ luminaries agrees to prefer signed types and explains pretty clearly why:- 12:12-13:08 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=12m12s- 42:40-45:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=42m40s- 1:02:50-1:03:15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=1h2m50s parent StellarScience 3 months ago
Even beyond Stroustrup, Dijkstra, and Google, this whole panel of C++ luminaries agrees to prefer signed types and explains pretty clearly why:
- 12:12-13:08 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=12m12s
- 42:40-45:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=42m40s
- 1:02:50-1:03:15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puio5dly9N8#t=1h2m50s