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01 // PROJECT AT A GLANCE

INFINADD

C

Adding numbers too large to fit in a variable.

A computer can only handle numbers of a limited size: beyond that, it goes wrong silently. This project consists in working around that limit by adding numbers of unlimited length, the way you would by hand on paper, digit by digit and with carries.

An infin_add binary adding two arbitrary-size integers represented as character strings.

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02 // PROJECT SIGNALS

DATE:
2018
PRIMARY LANG:
C
GRADE:
B
DURATION:
2 weeks
SECONDARY:
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STACK:
Makefile / gcc

03 // KEY OUTCOMES

  • Going beyond the limits of native integer types
  • Absolute memory rigour: one byte too many and everything breaks

04 // SOURCE TREE

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