Performance of bitwise operators in javascript

Question

One of the main ideas behind using bitwise operators in languages like C++/java/C# is that they\'re extremely fast. But I\'ve heard that in javascript they\'re very slow (ad

Answer 1

I found some good info @ http://dreaminginjavascript.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/bitwise-byte-foolish/

Apparently they perform very well these days. Why would you use them? Same reason you would anywhere else.