Comment by bluGill

> So these topics end up being dominated by language lawyers and the types that enjoy debating "aktualy" topics,

I'm not sure about that.

Even though most people never need it, a small minority really do, and those types have to become expert in those weird details. Well you pretty much have to be a language lawyer to get these optimizations right, but the goal really is the ultimate performance in some place where it really matters.