Obvious (well, relatively), but alas non-trivial to fix in a codebase of even moderate size. (5k+ LoC, let's say)
Implicit integral conversions are one of the worst things ever foisted upon the programming world... and that's saying something (given the existence of NULL). Well, that and the whole size_t == unsigned <whatever> thing[1].
[1] I can certainly agree that it was useful when it was introduced because it actually doubled your addressable storage in a practical way, but does any existing machine
address even close to 64-bit? For context: 60-bits of addressability is ~1000PB.
Obvious (well, relatively), but alas non-trivial to fix in a codebase of even moderate size. (5k+ LoC, let's say)
Implicit integral conversions are one of the worst things ever foisted upon the programming world... and that's saying something (given the existence of NULL). Well, that and the whole size_t == unsigned <whatever> thing[1].
[1] I can certainly agree that it was useful when it was introduced because it actually doubled your addressable storage in a practical way, but does any existing machine address even close to 64-bit? For context: 60-bits of addressability is ~1000PB.