What is the impact of selector flooding on runtime performance?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Excessive unique selectors increase cache misses and degrade dispatch performance.

Deep explanation

Each unique selector increases memory footprint and reduces cache efficiency. In large dynamic systems, excessive selector creation (via NSSelectorFromString) causes runtime overhead.

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