Joe,

How do you feel about the naming of the integer types?

When I started programming integer meant 16 bit, long integer meant 32 bit. Not everything has shifted up a gear (no pun intended).

I notice that the recommendations for .NET development say that the developer should used the explicit types such as int32 and int64.

Calling 64 bit integers BIGINT strikes me as the equivalent of having giant squid, collosal squid and whatever name they'll think of for the next size squid.

Does this mean that when we move up to 128 bit computing we are going to see HUGEINT, ENORMOUSINT etc?