C#: Bit Twiddling: Determine the minimum or maximum of two integers

gistfile1.cs

using System;

namespace BitTwiddling {
    class Program {
        // Compute the minimum of two integers without branching
        static int Min(int x, int y) {
            return y + ( ( x - y ) & ( ( x - y ) >> ( sizeof( int ) * 8 - 1 ) ) );
        }

        // Compute the maximum of two integers without branching
        static int Max(int x, int y) {
            return x - ( ( x - y ) & ( ( x - y ) >> ( sizeof( int ) * 8 - 1 ) ) );
        }

        static int GetRandomInt() {
            // Generate a 'random' integer
            int rndInt = new Random().Next( 10, 50 );
            
            // Random integer generation is based on the system clock.
            // Sleep so the next 'random' integer is unique.
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep( rndInt );

            return rndInt;
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            // Generate 10 pairs of 'random' integers and compare them
            // using Min() and Max()
            for ( int i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++ ) {
                int x = GetRandomInt();
                int y = GetRandomInt();

                Console.WriteLine( "Min({0},{1}) = {2}", x, y, Min( x, y ) );
                Console.WriteLine( "Max({0},{1}) = {2}\n", x, y, Max( x, y ) );
            }

            // Allow user to read the Console
            Console.Read();
        }
    }
}