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I think that I shall never envision An op unlovely as division An op whose answer must be guessed And then, through multiply, assessed; An op for which we d
by oxxoxoxooo 5y ago
I think that I shall never envision
An op unlovely as division
An op whose answer must be guessed
And then, through multiply, assessed;
An op for which we dearly pay,
In cycles wasted every day.
Division code is often hairy;
Long division's downright scary.
The proofs can overtax your brain,
The ceiling and floor may drive you insane.
Good code to divide takes a Knuthian hero
But even God can't divide by zero!
-- Henry S. Warren Jr.
Hacker's Delight