Is there a performance hit when running obfuscated code?

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All,

I am proposing the addition of code obfuscation to the standard build process at my organization. One of the questions being asked is whether there is a performance hit to running obfuscated code vs. running unobfuscated code.

What is your experience? Have you seen a reduction in performance at runtime because you obfuscated your Java or C# code?

Thanks,

VI

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