title: Comparison operator performance (>, >=, <, <=)
body: <p>If you were to compare two integers, would the operator have an impact on the time required to perform the comparison? For example, given:</p>
  
  <pre><code>if (x &lt; 60)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>if (x &lt;= 59)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Which would provide the best performance, or would the performance difference be negligible? Are the performance results language-dependent?</p>
  
  <p>I often find myself mixing the use of these operators within my code. Any thoughts would be appreciated.</p>