Is < faster than <=?

Question

Is if( a < 901 ) faster than if( a <= 900 ).

Not exactly as in this simple example, but there are slight performance changes on loop

Answer 1

You could say that line is correct in most scripting languages, since the extra character results in slightly slower code processing. However, as the top answer pointed out, it should have no effect in C++, and anything being done with a scripting language probably isn't that concerned about optimization.