title: How to declare 8-bit unsigned integer in ruby?
body: <p>In c++ you can do:</p>
  
  <p><code>uint8 foo_bar</code></p>
  
  <p>How would we do the same thing in ruby? Any alternatives?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/301259/using-ruby-to-convert-unsigned-integers-stored-as-signed-back-to-the-original-val">This post seems close to it</a> maybe someone can explain?</p>