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		fluoridation 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Banned C++ features in Chromium char is always 1 byte. What it's not always is 1 octet.

jhasse 5 days ago [–]

you're right. What I meant was that it should always be 8 bit, too.

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