Integers are usually used for counting or indexing stuff.It's pretty rare (though not unheard of) to need to count or index more than 2 billion of something. Indeed prior to C99 you had to use vendor specific types if you wanted a 64-bit integer.
Integers are usually used for counting or indexing stuff.It's pretty rare (though not unheard of) to need to count or index more than 2 billion of something. Indeed prior to C99 you had to use vendor specific types if you wanted a 64-bit integer.