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Re:Finding the average of two unsigned integers without over... by doctor_eval on Monday February 07, 2022 @10:36PM (#30254632)
Seriously, I could have done this in 1996 and so could anyone. I reckon I could probably have worked this out in 1986. It’s not like binary arithmetic has changed significantly in the last 20 years.
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Re:Finding the average of two unsigned integers without over... by unnah on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:43AM (#30255582)
And back in 1996, programmers were much more familiar with bit-twiddling than today.
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