On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 09:28, Jan Schultke <janschultke_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Apr 2026, 05:20 Jan Schultke via Std-Proposals, <
>> std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> tl; dr unsigned integers suck, but the train for fixing the problem has
>>> left the station
>>>
>>
>> This is a very silly statement. Unsigned integers do not suck, they are
>> extremely valuable and important. When used appropriately. When you want
>> modular arithmetic, or a collection of bits, you want to use unsigned
>> integers.
>>
>> But when you want an integer that should not be negative, the useful
>> properties of unsigned integer types are not appropriate.
>>
>> It doesn't help anybody to make sweeping over-general statements that
>> they "suck".
>>
>
> Yeah, the tl; dr is poorly phrased. To be clear, they are useful, and I
> use them all the time for things like bit manipulation and multiprecision;
> they just suck when used for the purpose of expressing
> preconditions/postconditions on functions because the negative consequences
> from doing so outweigh the benefits.
>

+1