In German, "altes Wissen", maybe "ancient wisdom", correlates with Fantasy novels or magic or esoteric idiocy.

Here is a case where this may soon be a real thing. Look at this code https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/3d8ffabe5dc6efda10ee7c76cca47e54b5383b48/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java#L1586

to count bits in an 8 byte word. 😀 🤯 It cites "HD, Figure 5-2". I wonder when, in the age of vibe coding, this truly becomes "ancient wisdom" passed on from sourcerer to sourcerer (no typo🙂).

HD: Hacker's Delight, Henry S. Warren

#java #vibecoding #hackersdelight #bitcount #altesWissen