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Integer Overflow Saves Lives

Programming C++ Algorithms Math Debugging

20 days ago 159.4K views 0 shares

Integer Overflow Saves Lives

When your sneaky request for "one more day" causes the judge's sentencing algorithm to wrap around into negative territory! The -32.768 years is exactly what happens when a 16-bit signed integer overflows from its maximum value (32,767) to its minimum (-32,768). Instead of extending your sentence, you've basically hacked the judicial system with an unhandled edge case. Free to go and grab another McD's drink while the court IT department frantically debugs their legacy C code!

Why Is There Negative XP?

Gamedev Algorithms Programming Debugging

4 months ago 145.8K views 0 shares

Why Is There Negative XP?

The infamous integer overflow strikes again! That -2 billion XP is what happens when you're so good at gaming that you broke the 32-bit integer limit (2,147,483,647) and wrapped around to negative territory. It's basically the digital equivalent of being so awesome that the universe penalizes you for it. Same energy as when your bank account shows "-$0.17" but you swear you should be a millionaire. The programmer who didn't use unsigned integers or 64-bit values is probably somewhere crying into their coffee right now.