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[-] Joh4PM@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Since you start counting from zero, the byte limit should be 255 = 2^8 - 1.

[-] verstra@programming.dev 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There are only two hard problems in computer science:

I'm afraid you've fell victim to the problem 2.

[-] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

I see what you did there.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

The count is 0 through 255, which equals 256 total.

[-] moriquende@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

If you create a table and number the first row with "0", you'll need 256 rows to reach row index "255"

[-] tgt@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

I guess it's you and 255 others?

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