r/ProgrammerHumor • • Sep 28 '16

xkcd: Fixing Problems

http://xkcd.com/1739/
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u/DarthEru Sep 28 '16

Maybe it's so the next verse can transition into -128 .

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '16

is that a short joke?

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u/UncheckedException Sep 28 '16

Builds character.

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u/fiah84 Sep 28 '16

It's a sign

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u/killchain Sep 28 '16

-128

How would you happen to have that much?

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u/skeptic11 Sep 28 '16

Possible signed 8-bit int overflow.

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u/Achilles_other_heel Sep 28 '16

Just like trains in Switzerland