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# Deriving a Bit-Twiddling Hack: Signed Integer Overflow

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 6 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to detect signed integer overflow in C using different methods.

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