Can't overflow? Is a Span of byte (0-255) being added to a ulong(0-1.8e+19) The ... | Hacker News

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		benaadams on Nov 19, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Span<T> in C# Can't overflow? Is a Span of byte (0-255) being added to a ulong(0-1.8e+19) The maximum value it can produce is much less than a ulong: 2^31 * 255 = 547608330240

fulafel on Nov 20, 2017 [–]

Are Spans limited to 32 bits then?

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