No. It's not just gut feeling. Or well, maybe the real request for change was. Because I do understand what you're saying, but the performance impact there is so minimal, that I would not use that as argument to request a change.
I find the readability issue (unexpected side effects) a way bigger problem.
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No. It's not just gut feeling. Or well, maybe the real request for change was. Because I do understand what you're saying, but the performance impact there is so minimal, that I would not use that as argument to request a change.
I find the readability issue (unexpected side effects) a way bigger problem.