This is a valid point missed by many today. The mantra of don't optimise early is often used as an excuse to not optimise at all, and so you end up with a lot of minor choices scattered throughout the code with all suck a tiny bit of performance out of the system. Fixing any of these is also considered to be worthless, as the improvement from any one change is miniscule. But added up, they become noticeable.
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