What I am pointing out is that by his own admission, the OP is likely to _never_ think about writing the code in a more efficient manner. He has _no_ _idea_ of

What I am pointing out is that by his own admission, the OP is likely to _never_ think about writing the code in a more efficient manner. He has _no_ _idea_ of the difference. Premature optimization may very well be the root of all evil, but knowingly ignoring the physical constraints of a computer is not great either.