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> Did you know that in Firefox a switch statement is one hundred times faster than an object lookup? A switch statement in what language? I presume by "object

• WilliamLP 16y ago
  > A switch statement in what language? Javascript. > I presume by "object lookup" you mean the "bar" in "foo.bar" in javascript. Yes, but more specifically what I tested was the foo[bar] form, where bar contains a string, versus switch(bar). > With all respect, I think you are worrying too much :) For a language that is supposed to be nearly ready for writing rich interactive applications including pixel-by-pixel manipulation, two orders of magnitude (and widely variable across browsers) is a huge deal. I'm guessing you haven't tried to do much canvas programming?