Jack2883 t1_je6ntv7 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:07 PM Reply to comment by cmlobue in ELI5: If digital data is stored in 0s & 1s, how does the reader know how many of the digits to take into consideration? by distinct_oversight The lack of overflow error is due to good programmers checking the value and refusing to add to it if you hit the max. Permalink Parent 3
Jack2883 t1_je6ntv7 wrote
Reply to comment by cmlobue in ELI5: If digital data is stored in 0s & 1s, how does the reader know how many of the digits to take into consideration? by distinct_oversight
The lack of overflow error is due to good programmers checking the value and refusing to add to it if you hit the max.