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minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month ago-1 days? (or 17, without the overflow)
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 month agoTwos complement (invert the bits then add one), so its -15 days. Otherwise 00000 and 10000 would paradoxically both equal 0 and make bitwise equality checks very difficult.
-1 days? (or 17, without the overflow)
Twos complement (invert the bits then add one), so its -15 days.
Otherwise 00000 and 10000 would paradoxically both equal 0 and make bitwise equality checks very difficult.
Good point!