# Using many elements reduce performance?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 31, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952 "2017-07-31T08:38:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/kani/32/515_2.png) [@kani](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/kani)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952/1 "2017-07-31T08:38:32Z")

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Do elements affect app performance?

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**Author:** ![rrd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/rrd/32/113_2.png) [@rrd](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/rrd)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952/2 "2017-07-31T10:28:29Z")

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Performance is infulenced by many factors. Try to benchmark your code with different solutions and you will see.

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**Author:** ![kani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/kani/32/515_2.png) [@kani](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/kani)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952/3 "2017-08-01T02:33:23Z")

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I mean, Is element bad or good compared to direct code. Of course, elements are good for DRY principle. I love using elements.

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**Author:** ![rrd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/rrd/32/113_2.png) [@rrd](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/rrd)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952/4 "2017-08-01T08:09:10Z")

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They are quite the same. Do not worry about it.

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**Author:** ![kani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/kani/32/515_2.png) [@kani](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/kani)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/using-many-elements-reduce-performance/2952/5 "2017-08-01T08:22:44Z")

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Ok, Thank you very much