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\$\begingroup\$ A variation on this trick I ran into today: -~-x saves one byte vs. (1-x). \$\endgroup\$

lynn
– lynn

2015-07-15 11:34:31 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2015 at 11:34
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\$\begingroup\$ Another useful application is that a+b+1 can be more concisely written as a-~b. \$\endgroup\$

Strigoides
– Strigoides

2017-01-22 11:51:33 +00:00
Commented Jan 22, 2017 at 11:51
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\$\begingroup\$ And n-i-1 is just n+~i. \$\endgroup\$

ruohola
– ruohola

2019-06-09 22:23:10 +00:00
Commented Jun 9, 2019 at 22:23

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