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> I will assume that ... the char type is signed and 1 byte wide.

You don't really need to make an assumption about being 1 byte wide. That's guaranteed by the standard.

That's true, by definition one char is one byte. What's not guaranteed is that 1 byte is one octet.

Thanks! Fixed.

Interesting, the page you linked also says this.

>Depending on the computer architecture, a byte may consist of 8 or more bits, the exact number being recorded in CHAR_BIT.

I'll add that as an assumption.

Does it make a difference? It doesn't seem like your article relies on CHAR_BIT being 8.