More shaming of Python programmers

[The Beez]

I don't even understand why these guys are calling themselves programmers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2vICb89ys

Ok, the thing is - he needs a function that rounds an uneven number to the most even number. His version is:

: makeEven dup 2 mod 1 = if 1+ then ; 

Believe me - Python it is even wordier. It takes several lines. Now me:

: make_even 1+ 1 invert and ; 

This reduces the Python version to this:

def make_even(num): return(num+1 & (~1))

Just a "return". In uBasic this would be a oneliner:

_MakeEven Param (1) : Return (AND((a@+1), NOT(1)))

It's also 50% faster (in 4tH). And this kind of people want to educate other programmers??

Hans Bezemer

[David Meyer]

I've only dabbled with Python, but I am ashamed I didn't know a modulo and a conditional could be replaced with two bitwise operators. ;)

Jan 24, 2024 21:24:02 The Beez <the.bee...@gmail.com>:

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