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August 4, 2010

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AND left NOT OR right shift XOR

ActionScript Bitwise Calculator

Diagram of a left bit shift with a zero added at the right.

In computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on one or more bit patterns or binary numerals at the level of their individual bits. Bitwise operations are extremely fast and compact. Anytime we can speak to a computer in its native binary tongue, we save room and gain speed (moock.org). Now, lets see how it works. I have created a small flex application, try playing with numbers (input decimals) to understand what is actually happening with bits using different operators (10 and 3 are good inputs).

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