Re: Structured Code vs. Performance
| From: | T . Lensselink | Date: | Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:37:19 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Structured Code vs. Performance | ||
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:54:43 +0100, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com>
wrote:
> news_yodpeirs@thoftware.de wrote:
>> Just to be curious:
>>
>> when something like
>>
>> if (defined('FOO') && FOO) {
>> class foo{};
>> function foo(){};
>> }
>>
>> is parsed and FOO is not defined, will the code inside be parsed
>> nevertheless? Or is anything inside skipped, leading to a (fragments of
>> microseconds) faster handling of the code? Thus to go to my original
>> question concerning speed: Would I save time with this construct as I
> would
>> save it with skipping an include()?
>
> no. regardless of whether that is actually true, still no.
> it's crufty.
>
> they have a word very suitable to this situation in dutch 'mierenneuken',
> personally I'd stick with pretty girls.
mierenneuker :)
Pretty girls over crufty code any day of the week!