title: Uses and when to use int16_t,int32_t,int64_t and respectively short int,int,long int,long
body: <p>Uses and when to use <code>int16_t</code>, <code>int32_t</code>, <code>int64_t</code> and respectively <code>short</code>, <code>int</code>, <code>long</code>.<br>
  There are too many damn types in C++. For integers when is it correct to use one over the other?  </p>