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>>- In this case, fields and variables can't be confused because you can't use fields on the left side of an assignment =.
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>So I'm going to use them on the right side but not on the left ?

If there's a chance of a field and variable name being the same, yes. Personally, I use hungarian notation for my variable names so I never have a conflict.

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>>- Readability gets more difficult (IMO) because there are more characters for the brain to interpret
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>I have a big brain.
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>"m." ... DOH !

LOL


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>>- The "tiny increase" could get very large inside a loop. I've timed the differences to be three times slower.
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>What ? A million iterations ? A Billion ?
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>Jeepers, we were talking about a single STORE statement. Or are your "rules" applied blindly to every possible situation ?

That tiny increase would happen if the test wasn't setup correctly.