title: byte/short Vs int as for loop counter variable
body: <p>Is it a good practice to use byte/short as counter variable when we know the exact number of loops?
  for example</p>
  
  <pre><code>for (byte i = 1; i &lt;= 26; i++)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>vs </p>
  
  <pre><code>for (short i = 1; i &lt;= 26; i++)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>vs</p>
  
  <pre><code> for (int i = 1; i &lt;=26; i++)
  </code></pre>