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From: alex@teeth.demon.co.uk (Alex Amsel)
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Subject: Pointless Optimisation Trick 1
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 17:11:49 GMT
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Pointless Optimisation Trick 1:

#define SWAP(a,b)	{a ^= b; b^= a; a ^= b;}

Haven't tried it out yet but it worked on paper. Probably put it in
code and it'll get upset!


Regards, 

Alex Amsel

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