A clarification: this isn't to say such tricks are never used in a non-toy environment. There is, for example, this search algorithm I made for a serious purpos

A clarification: this isn't to say such tricks are never used in a non-toy environment. There is, for example, this search algorithm I made for a serious purpose: https://stackoverflow.com/q/40141793/1763356 https://stackoverflow.com/q/40141793/1763356 The bit math is milder, but it still comes in handy.