1994-07-07 - Re: Counting bits

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-07 02:58:09 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 19:58:09 PDT

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 19:58:09 PDT
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Counting bits
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> Why bother when you can simply do an eight line function?
[ unrolled loop approach deleted ]

1. Speed.  For bytes it probably doesn't matter much, but it
will if you're operating on full words.

2. Why write straightforward code if you don't have to?  ;-)

   Eli   ebrandt@hmc.edu

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