Re: "exists $hash{key}" is slower than "$hash{key}"

Even if real, when is a 50ns difference in an "exists" operation significant?

Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond

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Re^2: "exists $hash{key}" is slower than "$hash{key}" by Fletch (Bishop) on Jan 06, 2020 at 17:51 UTC
<sarc weight="0.25"> Maybe when you do it 10 billion times . . . The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re^3: "exists $hash{key}" is slower than "$hash{key}" by GrandFather (Saint) on Jan 07, 2020 at 01:00 UTC
Boiler pressure in the steam engine driving your computer is going to make more difference than that! Adding a few megs or RAM or an SSD will completely mask any difference. Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond	[reply]