How do you pronounce hexadecimal values? (0xblahblah) - Developers

I've always been curious as to how people pronounce their memory addresses. I've been saying 'hex' and then the values lately, but I dunno. Is there a correct way, or...?

Zero Ex. There's no correct way.

I don't pronounce the 0x if there's no need to. I just read all the hexadecimal digits as you would normally pronounce them.

"oh" x

i say "nought times" blah

Depends. If it's obvious within the context, I just list the hexadecimal digits. If it is not obvious I say "the hexadecimal value..." or "...in hex". If there is a literal "0x" in front, I say "oh ex ...".

In my head, I say twelve, thirty-four, fifty-six. I recently discovered that I say it out loud this way when in context. If I wanted to pronounce it in decimal, I'd say one million one hundred ninety-three thousand forty six. If I'm out of context, I'd probably say hex for the first number only and say decimal if I ever mention a number less than 1000 in decimal. There are some exceptions, of course. Who wouldn't pronounce 0xBAADF00D or 0xCDCDCDCD as "bad food" or "fucking hell I used a bad pointer"?

I say zero X followed by trying to pronounce it, if I can't, I just shut down my computer, and if it's on paper I rip it and burn it.

Hex <number> Has more meaning than zero x <number>.

I tend to say hex <number> Unless it starts with a-f, in which case I just say the number/letters. If it's a pronounceable magic number I'll just read it.

Don't think I've ever had a real life situation where I had to pronounce hexadecimal values...

I always read it as zero times FFFFFF Although if I were speaking to someone I'd say hex FFFFFF [editline]17th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Dlaor-guy;29892494]Don't think I've ever had a real life situation where I had to pronounce hexadecimal values...[/QUOTE] University Besides you must have some way of reading it in your head

car

[QUOTE=Jallen;29892632]Besides you must have some way of reading it in your head[/QUOTE] I don't :s.

[QUOTE=high;29892999]I don't :s.[/QUOTE] Whenever I read anything it's like me talking in my head, I don't understand how you can read something but not hear it.

[QUOTE=Jallen;29893046]Whenever I read anything it's like me talking in my head, I don't understand how you can read something but not hear it.[/QUOTE] It's only for certain things like numbers/names. I see it and just understand it without having to say it out in my head.

[QUOTE=r4nk_;29892868]car[/QUOTE] boo lean

[QUOTE=robmaister12;29896071]boo lean[/QUOTE] not this again

'oh' x 00000000

human assembly compiler done on paper [editline]18th May 2011[/editline] oh wait black phoenix did that

I would pronounce it as "null x..." :smug:

nix cross deadbeef

Depends, if it's obvious it's hex I'll just read it out digit by digit; otherwise I'd say it was hex prior. For some reason I think "oh by" then the digits in my head, though.

why would you extend any syntax like that to real life. do you suffix your speech with a semicolon? if you need to give someone a hex value in context they probably already know it's going to be a hex value so you'd just read it off. otherwise you'd tell them in some other manner. only a total tool would say "0x<value>." "hey guys bool what's up semicolon??"

[QUOTE=Soda;29908281]why would you extend any syntax like that to real life. do you suffix your speech with a semicolon? if you need to give someone a hex value in context they probably already know it's going to be a hex value so you'd just read it off. otherwise you'd tell them in some other manner. only a total tool would say "0x<value>." "hey guys bool what's up semicolon??"[/QUOTE] The fuck do semicolons have to do with anything?

[QUOTE=Night-Eagle;29871975]Who wouldn't pronounce 0xBAADF00D or 0xCDCDCDCD as "bad food" or "fucking hell I used a bad pointer"?[/QUOTE] I read 0xCDCD... as 0xCD0CD0CD Which would've sorta made sense, considering its use :v: [editline]18th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Soda;29908281]only a total tool would say "0x<value>."[/QUOTE] Oh. I guess programmers in this thread are total tools, then. Figures, I always thought I was one.

[QUOTE=Soda;29908281]why would you extend any syntax like that to real life. do you suffix your speech with a semicolon? if you need to give someone a hex value in context they probably already know it's going to be a hex value so you'd just read it off. otherwise you'd tell them in some other manner. only a total tool would say "0x<value>." "hey guys bool what's up semicolon??"[/QUOTE] You ask somebody for a value from their computer, he replies "12345". Is that decimal or hex?

[QUOTE=Soda;29908281]why would you extend any syntax like that to real life. do you suffix your speech with a semicolon? if you need to give someone a hex value in context they probably already know it's going to be a hex value so you'd just read it off. otherwise you'd tell them in some other manner. only a total tool would say "0x<value>." "hey guys bool what's up semicolon??"[/QUOTE] "Hey, whats the value of the green in that colour?" "why, its 99!" Slight discrepancy there, kind of necessary to say "0x" if it came about in a conversation, which it might if you were talking about computer programming. And seeing as this is a forum of computer programmers, odds are computer programming will crop up in your conversations with people irl Sure, its not the most common example, but im sure there are lots of other times when its relevant

<Number> Hex or <Number> Base 16

I usually never have to use hexadecimal in the real world. But it was hilarious when one of the "cool kids" at my school learnt to talk in hexadecimal. He couldn't work out why I kept laughing at him, it was so sad.