C is shit

Why have short and int if by the standard they end up being the same size number of bits.


Is the following correct:

char        => 8 bits
short       => 16 bits
int         => 16 bits
long        => 32 bits
long long   => 64 bits

float       => 32 bits
double      => 64 bits
long double => 128 bits

whats the point of short?

The standard only specifies the following:
1) Short and Int are at least 16 bits in length
2) Long is at least 32 bits in length
3) Short is not longer than Int
4) Int is not longer than Long
The rest is implementation-dependant.