I think you're asking the wrong question.

Don't ask, 'How long does the computer take to run this program?'. Ask: 'How long do I take to write this program?'.

You'll probably save hours of time and lots of coffee by writing the program in such a way that it's easier to maintain. Do a million milliseconds spent executing the program a million time really weigh up against the hours (one hour equals 3.6e+6 milliseconds) saved by writing it in an easier-to-maintain way, using subs?

Besides, if you're still more concerned about CPU efficiency as opposed to programmer efficiency, you'd better stick to C :-)

In reply to Re: Efficiency and overhead of subs by orkysoft
in thread Efficiency and overhead of subs by stillinger

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