Java Performs Better When You Misspell Variable Names
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A Medium article claims that Java performs better with misspelled variable names, sparking skepticism and criticism in the HN discussion about the validity of the claim and the quality of the article.
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This was already known. Clean code was never about performance. It was about legibility. Casey Muratori put out “Clean Code, Horrible Performance” two years ago.
Still, it’s interesting that variable names would have any effect on performance.