Bitwise
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What is Bitwise?
Bitwise operators manipulate individual bits within a value, including AND (&), OR (|), XOR (^), NOT (~), and the shift operators (<<, >>). They are used in low-level programming for tasks like setting flags, masking bits, or optimizing certain calculations. Because they operate at the bit level, mixing them up with logical operators, like & versus &&, is a common source of bugs.
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Is this Bitwise tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 30 of 141 in the free C Programming roadmap, in stage 5, Operators. If you are new to C Programming, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.