Minor Performance tweaks

[techaddict]

Changes

• length_score - we can just pass the length of the string
• title_score - number of comparisons reduced

[codelucas]

I don't understand the length_score change. Is there actually a performance boost from computing the length of the string outside of a method versus inside? I don't think so.

The title_score change is thoughtful. Ill merge if you can explain the purpose of length_score.

[techaddict]

Not a major performance boost. why pass the whole string between the functions? I think passing a Integer is much better than passing a string.

[codelucas]

Oh wait what, maybe this was a hole in my computer science education. How is passing a string in this case any worse than passing an integer? Can you reference me something to read, sorry now i'm just curious.

[techaddict]

My bad, i thought python makes copies of passed objects :) but still why do we need the whole string if the calculations are performed only on its length ?

[codelucas]

ok ok ok im merging haha

[techaddict]

👍 :)