Sorry guys - big endian is dead ?

[meynaf]

Originally Posted by Megol

If you accept that the format isn't scrambled then you don't have to.

The L->R order for writing isn't more valid than the R->L order. Plenty of writing systems combine the two without being scrambled.

Sorry, but it IS scrambled.
It wouldn't, however, if really written in the other direction, say, 12345678 could have been written 87654321. But really, 78563412 has no sense.

[Megol]

Originally Posted by meynaf

Sorry, but it IS scrambled.
It wouldn't, however, if really written in the other direction, say, 12345678 could have been written 87654321. But really, 78563412 has no sense.

LE is the mirroring of BE (and vice versa of course) - in your example 87654321.

But whatever. The real world doesn't care.

[meynaf]

Originally Posted by Megol

LE is the mirroring of BE (and vice versa of course) - in your example 87654321.

Eh, not exactly. Of course the change is its own reciprocical, but 12345678 converted to LE isn't 87654321 but 78563412.

Originally Posted by Megol

But whatever. The real world doesn't care.

Sadly true.

[idrougge]

Originally Posted by Megol

If you accept that the format isn't scrambled then you don't have to.

And war is peace and freedom is slavery.

Originally Posted by Megol

The L->R order for writing isn't more valid than the R->L order. Plenty of writing systems combine the two without being scrambled.

Indeed, but no writing systems write out their letters like BADCFEHG.