Does "== true" slow down the final project?

Question

I know it's nothing in the scheme of things, but anywhere with the expression "== true", that segment of code can be deleted and the program will be executed exactly the same. Does this mean that the program is running slightly slower, because it needs to return true if true? Or is the compiler smarter than that, and ignores "== true" treating it as a comment? I like having "== true" in my project because they help me remember I'm working with a Boolean value, but I will delete them if there is the smallest chance of a slight performance gain.

kglad · Accepted Answer

on my computer using fp 24, the first is faster by about 4/10000000 milliseconds. ie, not very much difference.

Jon Chambers · Answer

Good tip on the "is". I'm just working on this project by myself, so it's not worth the effort of adding it to everything, but I will keep that in mind in future, especially if I ever get accepted onto a team, or have to include a variable in an API.

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