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Something about seeing fun bit tricks solving higher level problems is exciting. As someone who writes higher level software in general using golang/rust/python
by boredumb 4y ago
Something about seeing fun bit tricks solving higher level problems is exciting. As someone who writes higher level software in general using golang/rust/python to solve "boring business" problems, seeing someone using XORs to accomplish something feels like leaving my house and going camping for the weekend.
- timerol 4y agoOne fun repository of logic operations like this is https://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html https://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html
- foverzar 4y agoRight? Things like fast inverse square root feel like total black magic.
- boredumb 4y agoVery curious what you're up to on camping trips that involves black magic.
- chasil 4y agoThis is vaguely reminiscent of the xor swap procedure, although it seems more practical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOR_swap_algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOR_swap_algorithm