From: Denis Haskin Date: 2009-03-03T06:06:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Is faster using abbreviated parameter names? --------------030607010809080205030004 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit And how much faster would it have to be to make it worth it to use a meaningless name versus a meaningful one? Smells like premature optimization to me... Cheers, dwh Robert Klemme wrote: > On 02.03.2009 21:48, I�aki Baz Castillo wrote: >> Hi, a simple question: >> >> a) >> def hello(string) >> # stuff with 'string' >> end >> >> b) >> def hello(s) >> # stuff with 's' >> end >> >> >> Will be b) faster since the parameter name contains less letters? > --------------030607010809080205030004--