read/write/store all files as binary data with unified underlying type #5
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-> char_type, across the project code base and across devices. u8 - unsigned char type makes printing binary file contents unbearable! => so currently basic char type is used probably some advanced technique needed in order to print binary file contents, if stored as u8 - interpret unsigned char as basic char, or smth like that, which looks very inconvenient & not necessary...?
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read/write/store all files as binary data with unified underlying type
-> char_type, across the project code base and across devices.
u8 - unsigned char type makes printing binary file contents unbearable! => so currently basic char type is used
probably some advanced technique needed in order to print binary file contents,
if stored as u8 - interpret unsigned char as basic char, or smth like that,
which looks very inconvenient & not necessary...?