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JVM Compiler optimizations, is if (value < 0) better optimized by the compiler than if (valueA < valueB)?

pe veMar 8 2025

Since with if (value < 0) I would assume the compiler can just check the sign of the value somehow and remove the branch more easily in assembly than if I use if (valueA < valueB)

Does anyone know how the JVM optimizes these branches and is it worth it to change my if conditionals to < 0?
Its for performance critical code.

Thanks.

Added on Mar 8 2025

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