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Discussion on: Should a modern programming language assume a byte is 8-bits in size?

 
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Yes, I already have a series of abi_ types, so abi_byte makes sense. But C-integration is only part of the story, there are still some low-level cases that require the same concept as a byte. Those are quite low level though, so still ABI relevant. Perhaps just an abi_byte isn't a bad compromise.