C syntax or binary optimized syntax?

Question

Let's take a simple example of two lines supposedly doing the same thing:

if (value >= 128 || value < 0) ...

or

if (value & ~ 127) ...

Say 'If's are costly in a loop of thousands of iterations, is it better to keep with the traditional C syntax or better to find a binary optimized one if possible?

Answer 1

I would use first statement with traditional syntax as it is more readable. It's possible to break the eyes with the second statement.

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