Why are C++ int and long types both 4 bytes?

Question

Many sources, including Microsoft, reference both the int and long type as being 4 bytes and having a range of (signed) -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. What is the point of

Answer 1

I think it's implementation dependent. They can vary, but it is up to the vendor to supply them. However, some vendors simply make it so that they are syntactically "supported" (ie: you can put them in your code and they will compile, but don't differ). Every so often, you'll encounter a language feature like this.