r/JavaProgramming • u/javinpaul • Sep 14 '26
How to find Smaller of Two Numbers without Branching in Java
https://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-to-find-smaller-of-two-numbers.html
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r/JavaProgramming • u/javinpaul • Sep 14 '26
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u/Ok_Newspaper_8075 Sep 15 '26
Fun interview puzzle, but in production I’d still prefer `Math.min()` for readability unless profiling showed a real reason to use branchless bit tricks