ofc, but it is possible for compiler to be smart enough to"discover" this? and u...

jacobolus · on June 10, 2019

In this particular case, it would not be useful.

Personally I don’t ever want a compiler trying to replace straight-forward integer algorithms with floating point formulas. YMMV.

mkl · on June 10, 2019

No (and no time soon unless it's a special case coded in manually), but some simpler things are possible, see e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16259157.