It's a dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38784322 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38784322 which got no discussion. Did it appear another time?

It's a dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38784322 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38784322 which got no discussion. Did it appear another time? Also seen on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/dbwciq/4_billion_if_statements https://lobste.rs/s/dbwciq/4_billion_if_statements