> At the risk of sounding stupid, I have no idea how bit-shifting and bitwise operators work, though I've worked in the field for over a decade and am now a Sta

> At the risk of sounding stupid, I have no idea how bit-shifting and bitwise operators work, though I've worked in the field for over a decade and am now a Staff Engineer or whatever. There, I said it. That sounds stupid. There, I said it.