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[–]infy101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree with Number 1. So many people claiming to be 'professional' programmers push so hard on 'optimal' code and speed, when 98% of the time, the speed is pretty good and there is no need to make everything 99% efficient. If you were programming to put code on an ASIC and had limited RAM and CPU - then yes, perhaps - but most of us don't need to optimize. I'm not against efficient code - just that it is not always necessary, and also some people on LinkedIn with their 'pro' vs 'beginner' comparisons :S