Comparison operator performance (>, >=, <, <=)

Question

If you were to compare two integers, would the operator have an impact on the time required to perform the comparison? For example, given:

if (x < 60)
         


        

Answer 1

Even if there was noticeable difference, I think compilers are smart enough to care for such things. So my advice is to use what makes the code easier to understand, and leave micro-optimizations to the compiler.