As a Windows C++ dev, I’d love to see a win64 API declared which updates to sizeof(int)=sizeof(void*), unsigned char, utf8 only (using new codepage), straight API declarations in one header per Windows DLL with no macro hackery.
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For example, the integer comparison operators should always compare the actual values correctly. Big innovation there!
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An interesting way to do this would be to add "unsigned" arithmetic instructions that work modulo 2^31 or 2^63 instead of 2^32 or 2^64. Then, your unsigned types can be defined as strict subsets of the signed types. And while you're at it, add trap-on-overflow instructions...
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