Legoktm <[email protected]> writes:

> On 01/21/2015 09:39 AM, Jeroen De Dauw wrote:
>> Hey,
>> 
>> Does the new syntax offer any advantage over the old one?
>
> It's a little bit faster by cutting down one function call which adds up
> when a lot of hooks are called.

"adds up" is a poor defense for creating work for end users and
developers.  Has anyone actually measured what the difference is or is
this just an example of premature optimization[1]?

Mark.

Footnotes: 
[1]  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_optimization#When_to_optimize

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