On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 4:08 AM <arn...@skeeve.com> wrote: > arn...@skeeve.com write: > > > But I really don't want ptrdiff_t in the API. > > I see that Paul has made the change to the API over my objections. > > Jim --- do you have an opinion on this?
Hi Aharon, I used to feel the way you do. However, given the way compilers and static/dynamic analysis have evolved, I have come around to Paul's point of view. It still feels "wrong" in some sense, but using the signed type makes the code more robust, enabling automatic detection/avoidance of more bugs than with unsigned types. Thus, a net improvement. Paul, can you point to a link that lists the benefits/tradeoffs? If I had such a link handy, I would have provided it here. Jim
