Speed difference between If-Else and Ternary operator in C…?

Question

So at the suggestion of a colleague, I just tested the speed difference between the ternary operator and the equivalent If-Else block... and it seems that the ternary operat

Answer 1

You could also go completely branchless and measure if it makes any difference:

int m = -(i & 1);
a = (b & m) | (c & ~m);

On today's architectures, this style of programming has grown a bit out of fashion.