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by jws 4453 days ago
What would you name it?

    #define AND_THEN_A_MIRACLE_OCCURS (0x5f3759df)
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Fair enough. Still, it seems silly to name a constant THREE_HALVES. What information does that add over 1.5? What happens if you change it and it becomes wrong?
MAGIC_NUMBER?