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<node id="794315" title="Re^4: Stop with the interview questions already" created="2009-09-09 06:26:09" updated="2009-09-09 06:26:09">
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Jenda</author>
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&lt;p&gt;I think the "divide by 2 without divide function" was meant to test whether the person knows about bit shifts. Bit shifting and bit masks are often overlooked and often very useful. And I am not speaking about microoptimizations by replacing division operators by bit shifts.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Jenda&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Enoch was right!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Enjoy the last years of Rome.
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