Another great optimization is storing the year as two digits, because you only need the back half…
… oh wait, nvm. Don’t preoptimize!
There's a vast space between premature optimization and not caring about optimization until it bites you, and both extremes make you (or someone else) miserable.
There's a vast space between premature optimization and not caring about optimization until it bites you, and both extremes make you (or someone else) miserable.