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		roywashere on Nov 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Push ifs up and fors down Function call overhead can be a real issue in languages like Python and JavaScript. But you can or should measure when in doubt!

hansvm on Nov 16, 2023 [–]

It's a real issue in most compiled languages too if you're not careful (also a sort of opposite issue; too few functions causing unnecessary bloat and also killing performance).

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