tour: clarify size of int, uint, and uintptr
Fixes: golang/go#11240
Change-Id: I97c96d4e283e852123480449b5c5a157930a976b
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/13135
Reviewed-by: Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org>
diff --git a/content/basics.article b/content/basics.article
index afb7f2a..ae9f47c 100644
--- a/content/basics.article
+++ b/content/basics.article
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@
and also that variable declarations may be "factored" into blocks,
as with import statements.
+The `int`, `uint`, and `uintptr` types are usually 32 bits wide on 32-bit systems and 64 bits wide on 64-bit systems.
+When you need an integer value you should use `int` unless you have a specific reason to use a sized or unsigned integer type.
+
.play basics/basic-types.go
* Zero values
