Re: [RESOLVED] Faster to construct many times or construct once and assign many times
Emphasis on the may. And, yes, I could see it as a possibility - after all, they can unroll loops if it's more efficient. Don't forget, optimisers have access to compiler implementation details that we don't.
Basically, my advice is: don't second-guess the optimiser; it's smarter than you.
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