Re: Good C Interview questions?

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From: MCLEOD James William
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:39

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John Carr wrote:
> 
(snip discussion on reverse array notation)
> 
> Q: Which has higher precedence, + or |?
> A: I don't remember, so I use parentheses.
> 
(snip comment and agreement)

I have to wonder, in what context would you want to mix arithmetic
and bitwise operations?  It strikes me that, with modern optimizing
compilers, you will save NOTHING (except clarity :-]) by doing this.

My answer would be, 
A: Who cares? The code is either flaky or unclear.

Regards
James McLeod
mcleod@ecf.utoronto.ca

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