[fpc-pascal] Nesting

[Luiz Americo Pereira Camara]

Juha Manninen (gmail) escreveu:
> A new Lazarus review :
> http://delphimax.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/freepascal-and-lazarus-success-or-
> failure/
>
> has this comment about Lazarus source:
> ---
> Abundant use of the Exit() command instead of nesting code in If/then/else. It 
> has been proven (last time in Delphi Informant Magazine) that allowing a 
> method to nest itself out makes faster code. It is also easier to read and 
> study. Exit should of course be used (it must be used in many situations) but 
> prudently.
> ---
>
> Does nesting really create faster code?
>
>   

If i understand right what you mean by nesting, the produced code is 
equal at least in my simple test. See attached.

I dont know for more complex situations

Luiz

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