• @mryessir
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    8 months ago

    What statement do you flag as assumption? Yes, I do. The modulo operator is only a subset of bit masks. It is more explicit to write:

    if ( (variable &EVEN_MASK) == 0) …

    To act upon even numbers then:

    if ( (variable %2) == 0) …

    How would you name the 2 in the above statement for more expressive power?

    EVEN_MODULO_OP ? That may throw more people off imo.

    • Kogasa
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      108 months ago

      You shouldn’t rename 2 at all. “Even” has a commonly understood meaning that is instantly recognizable from (variable %2) == 0. The bitmask is an overgeneralization.

    • @BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
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      18 months ago

      I give up, I was wrong to even think about the modulo operator, you are clearly the master programmer. 🥇

      This reminds me of a discussion about the ternary operator ? :, some people think its the one true way of writing code because its just so clear what it does. And I say please use it sparingly because if you start doing nested ternary operators its very hard to unpack what your code does, and I prefer readability over compact code, especially with today’s compilers.