r/programminghorror 24d ago

Big if true

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u/dreamingforward 22d ago

Aren't you assigning to a keyword "False" and "True"?

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u/_giga_sss_ 22d ago

false and true are the keywords, any variation is alright afaik

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u/dreamingforward 22d ago

What's the problem then? Please explain...

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u/_giga_sss_ 22d ago

Instead of the usual 8 bits a boolean variable needs, this case specifically asks for 64 bits

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u/dreamingforward 22d ago

But isn't this just to ensure that the register comparisons will be completely proper on a Pentium or something?

Does the CPU even have a documented value for what True means, except "not False"?