When to use short?

Question

Say I\'m looping through like 20/30 objects or in any other case where I\'m dealing with smaller numbers, is it a good practice to use short instead of int?

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Answer 1

Yes, the performance difference is negligible. However, a short uses 16 bits instead of 32 for an int, so it's conceivable that you may want to use a short if you're processing enough small numbers.