in reply to To Single Quote or to Double Quote

This is a case of "say what you mean." If you mean "here is a literal string", use single quotes. If you mean "here is a string with some stuff I want you to interpolate", use double quotes. The performance difference is not enough to care about, but you should use the right one for clarity.

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Re^2: To Single Quote or to Double Quote
by NateTut (Deacon) on Feb 01, 2005 at 20:40 UTC
    I agree. I just wonder about the performance hit on all those unnecessary "s

    Doug
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      Since it is incurred at compile time, I'd venture to say that the "performance hit" wouldn't be anything to write home about.

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