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Re:What XOR is and why it's useful by penguin_booze on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @02:13AM (#43099461)
> Faulkner said it was because you couldn't short circuit it

I don't get it. Why is that an impediment to adding an operator? Can some one elaborate?

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Re:What XOR is and why it's useful by gblargg on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @06:54AM (#43101102)
There wouldn't be any advantage to adding a boolean exclusive or operator, unlike with || and &&.
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