> ...
> > Can someone help me clarify the following:
> >
> > Java is Big-Endian, correct?
Yes, the language and JVM are defined this way.
> > Intel Linux is Little-Endian, correct?
Yes, this is a property of the CPU that Linux and all
other OSes on Intel CPUs must live with. On other
CPUs Lin
The reason for this "problem" has nothing to do with the
Java implementation: it is an artifact of the TCP protocol.
TCP is a "reliable byte stream transport protocol" which
means that it guarantees reliable delivery of the data *bytes*
in the order that they were sent, but it doesn't guarantee
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