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Is there any advantages to use `Short` instead of `Int`? When writing this code:
```val foo: Short = 36```
I get the following JVM bytecode:
```BIPUSH 36
ISTORE 0```
<https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-6.html#jvms-6.5.bipush|But bipush stores integers>, so is there any advantages to use `Short`? Maybe with the native target?

It's advantageous when you're running on 16 bit hardware :stuck_out_tongue:

JVM values on the stack are always int- or long-sized

the smaller boolean byte and short types are only smaller than int when in a field or array

on native, registers are similarly going to be 32- or 64-bit and stack alignment will cause most values to be padded when spilled, so the story is pretty similar

To complete what has been said before: smaller-than-int types mainly exist for storage/network reasons. They are not meant for computation, as computers usually work with 32+bits units anyway.

Should have thought of that! Thank you all :pray: