CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user7002255
user7002255

Reputation:

Why you should use unsigned int instead of just unsigned?

I have a colleague that is not keen on using modern C++

For example when I asked him to start using r_value reference he wouldn't do it. When I asked him to use std::array instead of c arrays (char example[8]) he wouldn't do it. When I asked him to stop doing c casts ( A* a = (A*)b ) he wouldn't do it. You get my point.

Usually I can find references of Scott Meyers or Bjarne Stroustrup of why modern C++ shouldn't be used this way, and then he cannot debate it anymore.

Unfortunately I cannot find a direct reference of anyone why is bad practise to use "unsigned" instead of "unsigned int". I managed to make me him used "singed" before "int but I cannot convince him to use "unsigned int".

So my question is should we use "unsigned int" instead of "unsigned"?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 214

Answers (1)

eerorika
eerorika

Reputation: 238281

I cannot find a direct reference of anyone why is bad practise to use "unsigned" instead of "unsigned int"

That's probably because it isn't a practice that's considered bad by the majority (to my knowledge).

unsigned and unsigned int are exactly the same type, just as signed, signed int and int are. I don't know of a case where using one over the other would have surprising results.

Given that the choice is primarily a matter of taste. Arguing about the choice is bike-shedding.

Upvotes: 3

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