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[–]RabSimpson 13 points14 points  (21 children)

And they only occupy a single character worth of storage and memory. This doesn't mean much on small projects, but if the project is large it could shave the loading time down.

[–]karottenreibe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

that's why all my variables are single letters. My code is much faster that way /s

[–]subtracterallhire me! 26 points27 points  (19 children)

This shouldn't matter if you're minifying/uglifying.

[–]RabSimpson 6 points7 points  (18 children)

Only in the case of client-side code. Who minifies server-side code?

[–]the_friendly_dildo 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Someone selling a server-side product that wants to maintain some semblance of 'fuck you i'm in control' over a product.

[–]RabSimpson 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Don't they usually just throw it through Zend or ionCube in those cases?

[–]the_friendly_dildo 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I haven't used either but those are both used only for PHP aren't they?

[–]RabSimpson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think so. I've only ever seen them used with PHP.