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Subject: Re: Java left shift and right shift operators.
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:09:53 -0700
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On 26/04/2011 6:49 AM, Lew wrote:
> Lothar Kimmeringer wrote:
>> Sanny wrote:
>>
>>> I have a problem where I have to do left shift and right shift.
>>>
>> [...]
>>>
>>> I have to use use left shift and right shift to shift Number right/
>>> left depending on value of shiftby
>>>
>>> if (shift>0) output = N>> shiftby; else output = N<< (-shiftby);//
>>> working but inefficient.
>
>> In what way is it inefficient? Have you performed measurements
>> or do you simply think that it's slow and want to optimize
>> it prematurely?
>
> Sanny-Boy, I see that you posted after Lothar asked you this very, very
> important question but that you did not answer this question.
>
> This is a conversation, not a bunch of lackeys leaping to your bid.
> Please answer the questions.
>
> You claim inefficiency in something you have no clue whatsoever to be
> inefficient.
>
> Here's another question, assuming you answer Lothar's question at all,
> if you did perform measurements, what were the results?

And people claimed I was being arrogant to insist people learn to 
program before they learn Java...