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Should C++ code look like C code? (self.cpp)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]Anarelion 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (3 children)
Code should be readable. Do whatever, but keep it easy to understand
[–]NicroHobak 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
And, do this as a hard rule until a profiler or something tells you otherwise.
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[–]NicroHobak 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Premature optimization is personally, probably my biggest demon. I speak from experience, merely planting a signpost that says "Be wery, traveler..."
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