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andioop to Programming HorrorEnglish ·
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God I wish there was an easier way to do this

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God I wish there was an easier way to do this

andioop to Programming HorrorEnglish ·
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    here is somewhat less:

    return (number % 2) == 0;

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      return !(number & 1);

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        This is the way. Modulo takes too long to compute, bitwise compare should be a lot faster.

        return !(number & 0x1);
        
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          oh shit yo

          this comment chain is pretty awesome, I learned a lot from this thanks!

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      just check the last bit jesus christ, what is it with these expensive modulo operations?!

      return !(n&1);

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