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"Since the number is stored in a binary system, every shift to the left means the number is doubled. At first this sounds like a strange technical obscurity"
by Validark 6mo ago
"Since the number is stored in a binary system, every shift to the left means the number is doubled.
At first this sounds like a strange technical obscurity"
Do we not know binary in 2026? Why is this a surprise to the intended audience?
- xeonmc 6mo agohttps://xkcd.com/2501/ https://xkcd.com/2501/
- Validark 6mo agoHow many programmers don't know binary?
- TsiCClawOfLight 6mo agoEveryone who learned web dev or app dev only.
- Validark 6mo agoOkay, but are those people unaware that they skipped learning all the fundamentals? I was just surprised that someone would write an article that's supposed to be about a game written in assembly and throw in a line saying that binary arithmetic is a technical obscurity.