*
   * @since 20.0
   */
  // Whenever both tests are cheap and functional, it's faster to use &, | instead of &&, ||
  @SuppressWarnings("ShortCircuitBoolean")
  public static long saturatedPow(long b, int k) {
    checkNonNegative("exponent", k);
    if (b >= -2 & b <= 2) {
      switch ((int) b) {
        case 0:
          return (k == 0) ? 1 : 0;
        case 1:
          return 1;