# Default values and performance

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/default-values-and-performance/296692
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**Created:** [September 18, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/default-values-and-performance/296692 "2009-09-18T11:30:22Z")
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### Author: ![lope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/default-values-and-performance/296692/1 "2009-09-18T11:30:22Z")

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if I just write like so:

var a:int;  
var b:Number;

will this represent possible performace increase instead of writing like so:

var a:int = 0;  
var b:Number = 0;