Freestyle Sparring

fn reverse(s:&str)->String{s.chars().rev().collect()}

fn verify_sum(name_one: &str, name_two: &str) -> bool {
    sum(name_one) == sum(name_two)
}

fn sum(name: &str) -> u32 {
    name.bytes().map(u32::from).sum()
}

from timeit import timeit
from math import floor
import numpy as np

# 1. Can you implement another optimised function (sum_even_numbers2) using purely native python?
#    Can you timeit to show it's faster and describe why it is.
#    Can you also state if there are any pros or cons to how it is implemented?

# 2. Can you implement another optimised function (sum_even_numbers3) using third party packages?
#    Can you timeit to show it's faster and describe why it is.
#    Can you also state if there are any pros or cons to how it is implemented?

def sum_even_numbers1(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    total = 0
    for num in numbers:
        if floor(num/2) == num/2:
            total += num
    return total

# Floating point calculation is not required
# Only one division required
# float required 32byte, memory heavy
def sum_even_numbers2(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    total = 0
    for num in numbers:
        if num%2 == 0:
            total += num
    return total

# needs to call that function from memory
def sum_even_numbers3(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    return sum(filter(lambda x: x > 0 and x%2 == 0, numbers))

# generators are often faster
def sum_even_numbers4(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    return sum(num for num in numbers if not num%2)

# generators without if statements are almost always faster
def sum_even_numbers5(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    return sum(n * (not n&1) for n in numbers)

# the max() function of python is written in C, and maths are even faster than a loop
def sum_even_numbers6(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    maxi = max(numbers)
    return maxi//2 * (maxi//2 + 1)

# why keeping two divisions?
def sum_even_numbers7(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    return (maxi := max(numbers) >> 1) * (maxi + 1)

# Simplicity: The code is simple and easy to understand.
# No Floating-Point Operations: This implementation avoids floating-point operations,
# which can introduce rounding errors.
def sum_even_numbers8(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    total = 0
    for num in numbers:
        if num % 2 == 0:
            total += num
    return total

# Conciseness: NumPy provides concise and expressive syntax for array operations.
# Vectorized Operations: NumPy operations are usually vectorized, making them efficient
# for large datasets.
def sum_even_numbers9(numbers: list[int]) -> int:
    return np.sum(np.array(numbers)[np.array(numbers) % 2 == 0])

# bitwise AND operation checks if the least significant bit is 0, indicating an even number
def sum_even_numbers10(numbers):
    return sum(x for x in numbers if not x & 1)

public static class Kata
{
    public static int SameCase(char a, char b)
    {
             return char.IsLetter(a) && char.IsLetter(b) ? (char.IsUpper(a) == char.IsUpper(b) ? 1 : 0) : -1;
    }
   
    
}