Endian-Neutral Software, Part 1

In the first installment of this two-part article, Jim examines what Endian means from the programmer's perspective, including Big-endian, Little-endian, and the PowerPC's Bi-endian architecture. Next month, he'll discuss how to write portable software by applying Endian-neutral design and programming principles.


October 01, 1994
URL:http://drdobbs.com/endian-neutral-software-part-1/184409326

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